TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office failed to investigate over 400 sex crimes—with victims as young as 2 years old—in many of which the suspects were already known. (TFTP) President Trump issued his first official pardon on Friday, sparing former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt after he violated a court order Read More…
While the media obsesses over the Mayweather–McGregor fight, there are a few major stories from the last week that will actually have an impact on your life. (TFTP) Floyd Mayweather is taking on Conor McGregor on Saturday night in an epic boxing match that arguably won’t have any profound effect on your life—unless you’re betting Read More…
Congressman Thomas Massie blows the lid off the US subsidized opium trade and taxpayer funds flowing into the hands of the Taliban in Afghanistan. This week, President Donald Trump, just like his predecessor Obama, promised to continue the utterly corrupt failure of a brutal occupation that is Afghanistan—despite running on a campaign to end it. Read More…
There are lots of good strategies for beating both corporate and government Internet censors and snoops. These range from alternatives to Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter — to direct subscriptions to authors and pubs — to setting up your own VPN. All are worth the effort. While Google’s Information Age dominance has long been recognized Read More…
There is no way to uncouple the massive surge in Afghan’s opium production from the burgeoning crisis of opioid use in the United States. In banishing all thought of an Afghan “endgame,” has Trump just made our “national emergency” of opioid abuse a permanent one? With last Friday’s departure of his chief strategist Steve Bannon – Read More…
After years of repeatedly condemning America’s involvement in Afghanistan, President Trump announced his intention this week to ramp up military operations there. Though Barack Obama adopted the exact same policy shortly after taking office in 2009, imposing a 30,000 troop surge to no avail, Trump is following the same failed path. Despite the president’s repeated vows to Read More…