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Another hotspot in the war on terror has flared up. It’s been brewing for about a year now, but is just starting to find space in the weste...

It's funny how the mind can hold contradictory ideas without perceiving any problem. There is a fundamentally misleading label given to ...

On a day when we will hear a lot of jokes about the end of the world, the end of the Mayan calendar, it’s worth reflecting on a deeper mean...

In real terms, my neighbor's future grandkids can pound sand. They aren't going in my will. If you already have kids or grandkids,...

There is an illustrious history of popular protests around the world. A few successful, some spectacularly so, most forgotten in the footnot...

If you hear anyone prattling on about illuminati, global banking cartels, or ‘the powers that be’ (TPTB), don’t immediately dismiss them as ...

I wonder how the first homo sapiens to develop language said 'fuck it'. I'm sure they had a word or gesture. After a long day ...