One of the vaunted advantages of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is the ability to keep financial transactions private. Since Bitcoin addresses are just a string of numbers and letters, no one knows who is on either end of the transactions. Or at least that’s how it’s supposed to work in theory. In practice, because transactions […]
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One of the striking things about the recent killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is just how easy foreign governments are taking things on the Saudi government. The government initially attempted to claim that Khashoggi left the consulate on his own, until the evidence became so overwhelming that it was forced to admit that […]
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With Alzheimer’s Awareness Month (November) nearly upon us, it’s time to start thinking about how we can improve our brain function and stave off Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other neurological diseases. While the physical debilitation that can come with aging is bad enough, the mental degradation that can occur can leave both disease sufferers and their […]
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An idea that is gaining increasing traction among liberals, and unfortunately among some conservatives too, is that of eliminating the Electoral College. To the proponents of democracy, the idea that the President of the United States is elected by 538 electors rather than by popular vote is an affront to democratic government. On that count […]
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Despite the wishes of many investors, stock markets will not continue to march onward to new highs. The massive growth of stock market indexes over the past few years had its roots in the Federal Reserve’s easy monetary policy that grew to enormous heights in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Cheap, readily available money […]
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It’s pretty clear to anyone who follows political issues on social media that Facebook, Twitter, and other large social media companies are increasingly engaged in censorship. They have engaged in a massive bait and switch, benefiting from the open nature of the internet and positioning themselves as platforms open to all, only to start clamping […]
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The .30-30 Winchester Center Fire cartridge was the first small-bore smokeless powder sporting cartridge available in the United States. The cartridge’s performance immediately revolutionized hunting in the United States, offering hunters a flatter-shooting cartridge with enough power to take all but the most dangerous game, and allowing for quick follow-up shots due to the new […]
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Many internet users take advantage of plugins and browser extensions to add additional functionality to their web browsers. While it’s been known for a long time that adding third party browser extensions can compromise the privacy and security of your computer, not everyone has the knowledge or ability to look through a browser extension’s source […]
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The term “conservative” is one that is bandied about a lot in discussing politics but rarely ever defined. Normally a conservative is someone who is resistant to change, someone who wishes to conserve the status quo. That’s why hard-line Communists who opposed Mikhail Gorbachev’s efforts at glasnost in the Soviet Union were described as conservatives. […]
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The United States Postal Service is set to raise rates again in 2019, and everyone will be affected. First class letters will receive the largest nominal increase in their history, being hiked from 50 cents to 55 cents for the first ounce. Each additional ounce would cost 15 cents, down from 21 cents. So if […]
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