Trust In US Justice Falls

“Americans’ trust in the judicial branch of the federal government has fallen significantly in the past year, and now a Continue reading →

Tax Haven Wealth

Tax havens exist because some people with wealth don’t want to pay taxes on it. Not surprising. The money stored Continue reading →

Water On Mars

NASA’s announcement of water on Mars was met with great celebrations by some and no surprise by others.Such is the Continue reading →

Machines Teaching Themselves

As a gross generalization, there are four phases to the development of computing. Phase 1, programming was written line by line Continue reading →

Americans Threatened By America

In recent years, the number of Americans who feel threatened by their government has increased from about 30% in 2003 Continue reading →

Shell Abandons Some Alaska Oil

There was great publicity around Shell Oil’s mobile drilling rig that passed through Seattle on its way to Alaska. Now, Continue reading →

De-Developing Countries

For decades, economists have concentrated on developing countries. Growth has been the proposed panacea. Now that we are regularly using Continue reading →

Where Is Peak Oil

Peak oil looked inevitable a few years ago. Now, oil prices have dropped rather than risen. A number of factors Continue reading →