An event of cosmic proportions occurred on November 18 when the US congress passed the Space Act of 2015 into law. The legislation will give US space firms the rights to own … Continue reading Who owns space? US asteroid-mining act is dangerous and potentially illegal

Here is a famous video about how a bill is created and becomes a law in the US Government. Isn’t it cute how the people get together, think of a law, call … Continue reading I’m Just a Bill Music Video

“Once you get out of Washington ‘conservative’ can mean all sorts of different things. Voters are often left of center on some issues and right of center on others. So someone like … Continue reading The Republicans Who Support Bernie Sanders – The Atlantic

A year before the presidential election, public trust in the U.S. government has fallen to historic lows, according to Pew Research. Elected officials are held in especially low regard, with 55 percent … Continue reading Public Trust In The U.S. Government Has Plummeted To Historic Lows [Infographic] – Forbes

Anyone can become a successful lock pick — with the right tools. For those of you wanna-be Edward Snowdens who may need to get into locked rooms to gather evidence to back up … Continue reading How to pick locks via the Business Insider

Why do those who seem happy enough with quantitative easing recoil if it’s for social investment? Jeremy Corbyn’s idea of people’s QE is not so dangerous Source: You can print money, so … Continue reading You can print money, so long as it’s not for the people

…News emerging from Paris — as well as evidence from a Belgian ISIS raid in January — suggests that the ISIS terror networks involved were communicating in the clear, and that the data on their smartphones was not encrypted. European media outlets are reporting that the location of a raid conducted on … Continue reading After Endless Demonization Of Encryption, Police Find Paris Attackers Coordinated Via Unencrypted SMS

There already may be a rigorous screening process for admitting refugees into the U.S., but that’s not stopping lawmakers from pushing the panic button. This is crazy! Source: 6 extreme responses to … Continue reading 6 extreme responses to the Syrian refugee crisis

The notion that this paper was rushed to publication is false. In December 2014, the coauthors of the study submitted their findings to Science—a leading scientific journal. Following a rigorous peer-review process, … Continue reading Congressman claims NOAA whistleblowers told him climate study was rushed

Over 40,000 Dutch citizens signed our petition asking the government to institute a parliamentary inquiry into the introduction of the Euro in the Netherlands. The real malaise in the currency union has … Continue reading The shocking cost of Holland’s Eurozone membership

The approval by the Food and Drug Administration was opposed by consumer and environmental groups, which have said that the safety studies were inadequate. Great, this coupled with the law preventing labeling … Continue reading Genetically Engineered Salmon Approved for Consumption

Probably the best illustration I’ve seen that easily sums it all up. Source: VoteVets.org – Timeline Photos Continue reading The birth of ISIS