For as long as humans have interacted with each other, there have been governments. Whether it’s the local tribe that appoints leaders to interact with other tribes and make decisions for their community, or vast State-run societies such as the...
Over the past few years economists, particularly in Europe, have been floating the idea of banks charging negative interest rates. This idea has picked up steam lately as economic leaders continue to flail about, trying to find some way to...
I’ve voted in 7 different presidential elections, from 1988 to 2012. In those elections, I have never voted for a Democrat, and every Republican I’ve voted for had the last name “Bush” (don’t judge me!). In three of...
I’m excited to announce that I have created an online tool for keeping track of the value of multiple cryptocurrencies in one place: coinvalue.io The concept is simple: enter a list of addresses for any one of five cryptocurrencies –...
I’m looking forward to the upcoming movie Captain America: Civil War, which promises to be a blockbuster. The movie will be loosely based on the 2006 Marvel Comics series Civil War which pitted Captain America against Iron Man. In the comic...
The results of the 2016 Hall of Fame voting will be announced soon, so I’d like to present my own ballot, if the BBWAA were wise enough to give me one. 🙂 Also read: The Baseball “Sammies” No-Doubter (1) Ken Griffey, Jr. One of...
The release of Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens has brought the cultural phenomenon which is Star Wars back to the forefront of everyone’s minds. Particularly, with the inclusion of the original trilogy’s main characters Luke Skywalker...
I watched last night’s GOP Debate, and was surprised that I actually learned something about the candidates. I expected it to be just the typical neocon foreign policy chest-thumping (“They hate us for our freedom and I’ll bomb...
The best players in baseball usually do one or two things really well – they might hit for average (Tony Gynn), hit for power (Reggie Jackson), have a great fastball (Nolan Ryan), or are a great fielder (Ozzie Smith). They stand out in an...
The Donald must be slipping in the polls, because he opened his big mouth again. His campaign called for a “total and complete shutdown of all Muslims entering the United States.” Reactions to his statement have been predictable...
I am now a regular contributor to bitcoin.com; here is one of my first articles for them. In 1988 the New York Times reported that an advanced technological threat was facing schools across the United States. What was this existential threat?...
Recently, noted atheist provocateur Bill Maher was on Steven Colbert’s Late Show. While on the show, Colbert made a half-joking (and half-hearted) invitation for Maher to return to the Catholic Church. Maher’s response was...
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