Coffee Party Convention

The Facebook phenomenon Coffee Party movement is having it's first national convention this weekend. They are livestreaming online starting at 930am EST today on this Ustream link. The Convention is being held in...

San Diego Mystery

On Wednesday night the 21st of July David Mow went to his local ATM machine and withdrew eighty dollars. Early the following morning he sent a cheerful text to his fiance. No one has seen or heard from him since....

Arizona Republican Raffles Assault Rifle

   The Congressional race in Arizona's 8th District, against incumbent Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, is attracting some interesting candidates from the Republican side.  All three are low on...

China: Shandong Sickness Censored?

There were reports coming out of Wendeng City, in Shandong Province southeast of Beijing, of an unknown illness that has killed at least three and hospitalised others.  The deaths went unreported for weeks...

House of Horrors

   If there hasn't been a conspiracy going on in the house building industry these past few years then at least some evidence of collusion is becoming apparent.  There are too many faces...

War Crimes Suspect Arrested

Radovan Karadzic was arrested for war crimes by the Serbian security forces Monday after eluding his pursuers for over 10 years.  He is being incarcerated in Belgrade today to face the War Crimes Court on...

Home Sweet Home?

  During this time of high mortgage payments, dwindling property values, and rising heating and energy costs some people are beginning to think seriously about tailoring their housing needs.  Some...

The Islamic Third Solution

   Islam is the fastest growing religious movement on the planet today.  In spite of the fact that the Muslim nation gets so much bad press, is often directly linked with the word "terrorist" in the...

Our Money Culture $5

A Critical Essay in Five Parts    All the things we talked about in this series of articles are historic and history can be a great teacher.  Two events happened recently.  One was a...

Our Money Culture $4

A Critical Essay in Five Parts      The sovereignty of any nation lies in it's ability to set and control it's own borders, provide protection and security for it's inhabitants, maintain a legal...

Our Money Culture $3

A Critical Essay in Five Parts    Economics is not a very exciting field of study, neither is it an exacting science.  It is the analysis of past events and trends over long periods of time to try...

Our Money Culture $2

A Critical Essay in Five Parts    In the first of this series of articles, we explored the importance that trust has in the success of our monetary systems and we used a bank card as both a...

Our Money Culture $1

A Criticial Essay in Five Parts    Even if you've never been to the United States, held any US currency in your hand, or have never even seen a US dollar bill, you are affected daily by this instrument...

The EU's Secret Agenda

   Sensitive top level negotiations, back-door channels, and clandestine meetings are all common phrases used in describing how governments and their representatives conduct themselves while...

Nuclear Plant Accident

A nuclear generating facility in the south of France has leaked nearly 8,000 gallons of uranium contaminated solution into the Gaffeire and Lauzon rivers about 25 miles from the city of Avignon. Officials have...