As of October 5th, 2015, a final agreement has been reached regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. For anyone who is unaware, the TPP is a proposed international “free-trade” agreement between 12 pacific nations: Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam, and the United States. Similar to the North American Free Read More…
Article of the week
The “Article of the Week” section is an ongoing compilation of each week’s most popular article gauged by a variety of factors, primarily page views. This is a great section to start off one’s proverbial dive down the rabbit hole of The Last American Vagabond.
Is The U.S. Dollar Going To Collapse?
If one were to turn on the television right now, the mainstream media would be painting the picture of an economy that is in a recovery and a U.S. dollar that is strong as ever. Yet there is a strong contingency of people on the Internet declaring the U.S. dollar is heading for a major collapse Read More…
Why California’s Mandatory Vaccine Bill is Anti-Science
Well-meaning public health officials, doctors and parents concerned with low vaccination rates appear to have scored a major win with the passage of California SB277, which mandates vaccination compliance for all children who attend public or private school. The premise of the proponents’ argument is that vaccines are proven safe and effective for the vast Read More…
AARON SWARTZ: The Internet’s Nikola Tesla
“…If there was a better way to go then it would find me, I can’t help it, the road just rolls out behind me, be kind to me, or treat me mean, I’ll make the most of it, I’m an extraordinary machine…” – Excerpt from Fiona Apple’s Extraordinary Machine The phrase “Open Access” is something that Read More…
9/11/01 as a Data-Set
“There’s a special logic that grows with commercial perversion Just to be safe. It’s like being blindfolded all the time. But your mouth never closed, Your excuses are filled with holes Suppose you’re being lied to–Would you ever even know? We’ve been terrorized with air-conditioned issues And spare crimes. What do you believe in more? Read More…
Agnes Olech: From the Heart
“Honestly there’s really nothing without a heart beat that I couldn’t live without.” In this politically charged time in our nation’s history, many find it hard to stand back and see the blessings each and every American is simply born into. I’ll be the first to tell you that this country is far from perfect, Read More…