Month: September 2018

The decades of the Cold War inspired a sense of reflexive anti-communism among most Americans. But many of those Americans would be surprised to know that they have more in common with Karl Marx than they thought. Even people who believe that they are conservatives are actually supporters of Marx’s ideas, though they don’t know […]

In a bold move to tackle what appeared to be a highly corrupt judiciary, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted last month to impeach every member of the state’s supreme court. The justices were impeached following an investigation by state lawmakers regarding excessive spending and potential ethical violations. Ironically, one of the justices, Allen […]

Fed up with what it sees as US bullying in the world financial system, the European Union plans to develop new payment systems to allow the EU to divorce itself from reliance on the United States and its banking and financial system. European companies that had taken advantage of the nuclear deal with Iran to […]

Nothing is permanent. You are going to die. Everyone you know and love is going to die. Everything you’ve ever created or built will ultimately turn into dust. Eventually the sun is going to explode and the entire galaxy we live in will be destroyed. The way most people live life is as if they’re […]

When you hear discussion of immigration in the mainstream media it’s often couched in terms of poor, oppressed immigrants looking to come to this country to take advantage of the opportunity to better their lives. But what if not all those who cross the border are coming to this country to improve their lot in […]

Many gardeners like to think that because they’re growing food on a small scale their soil will never get depleted of nutrients, but that’s not so. Thankfully there are some quick and easy ways to add nutrients back into your soil without having to resort to commercial fertilizers. 1. Coffee Grounds Coffee grounds can add […]

Nowadays it’s become acceptable in mainstream culture to be someone who advocates for communism. This is especially true of college students and young adults. It’s “cool” or “edgy” to wear a Che Guevara shirt or to be a Leninist or some flavor of communist. The reason these people are communists is either because they are […]

Several American cities have started to debate the merits of a government-mandated universal basic income program, but they might want to think twice. In August, Fox News reported that the Canadian province of Ontario announced an end to its “expensive” and unsustainable experiment that started only last year under a Liberal government. The $150 million […]

We’ve all been there before, in the middle of some kind of conversation or social interaction, and then our mind goes blank, we’re unable to think of something to say, and we start to panic. For many, running out of things to say is a big fear they have leading up to and during social […]