TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
“The warlords of history are still kicking our heads in, and no one, not our fathers, not our Gods, is coming to save us.”— Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled: it will not hear the case of Young v. Borders. Despite the fact that a 26-year-old man was gunned down by police who banged Read More…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSThe year of 2017 has been a year of transition; be it for better or for worse, few can deny that things are certainly changing around us at an unprecedented rate. The road of the independent researcher and journalist has been Read More…
As you no doubt remember, dear reader, I kicked off 2017 with my customary look at the year ahead. This year’s prediction? “2017: The Year of Technocracy.” As I observed lo those many months ago: “I find it more and more difficult to shake the conviction that technological developments will shape the narrative of 2017. Read More…
Do we have enough time? This is the question I keep coming back to. There are many existential threats to our species looming on the horizon, and our current trajectory has us hurtling straight into all of them fairly soon. We’re flirting with an ever-increasing threat of nuclear holocaust if climate chaos doesn’t collapse industrial Read More…
Do we need a third major political party? I often joke that I’d be happy if we actually had a second party, as when it comes to the big issues – war, monetary policy, civil liberties – the Republicans and Democrats are more alike than different. Perhaps that’s why a recent NBC News poll has Read More…
“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.” -H. L. Mencken Although the word democracy carries great weight with civilized people, the truly virtuous in our world are forced to acknowledge the truth about even democratic statism: the fundamental characteristic of government is uncivilized force and brutal violence. All too often we Read More…