Peace Increases Believe It Or Not

News from Ferguson to Syria can convince us that people are becoming more violent. Data from around the world, however, Continue reading →

Cyberwar Is The New War

Cyberwar is the newest form of war. Terrorism goes back to threats between two prehistoric tribes. Armies didn’t come into Continue reading →

Natural Versus Human Assaults On GDP

GDP has its critics, but it is a common and understandable metric. It can even bridge the worlds of finance Continue reading →

Real Laser Weapons

Laser weapons are no longer restricted to sci-fi. The US Navy now has a laser gun that can damage or Continue reading →

Economic Oil Wars

The price of oil is plunging, for now. The story is never as simple as supply and demand. Decreased expenses for Continue reading →

Nuclear Weapons Have Not Gone Away

To those that grew up during the Cold War, celebrate, because the Soviet Union and the United States never kicked Continue reading →