The Eve of World War III?

According to Meir Amit, a former director of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, global civilization is on the verge of “World War III,” a massive conflict in which the Islamic world will attempt to impose its ideology on Western nations.  Amit,

Technology, Marketplaces, & Wealth

I’ve been looking for a decent treatise for my sons, which explains the interrelationships of technology, marketplaces, and wealth.  I recently found a book by Andy Kessler called, “How We Got Here”, that does an admirable job providing a pragmatic

Best Skylines in the World

All urban “life” begins and ends each day and night under the watch of the city’s tallest skyscrapers and most grand architectural structures…  I found an interesting web site that shows photos of the top 15 skylines from around the world.

US Auto Industry and the UAW

In a recent article in the Detroit Free Press, Thomas Bray discusses the high cost of corporate welfare for the auto unions… “Even now many UAW members consider a job in the auto industry a sort of property right. And

Marriage is for White People

A recent article in the Washington Post discusses the disturbing trend concerning marriage in black culture…  The author writes: “And then some 12-year-olds enlightened me. ‘Marriage is for white people.’  That’s what one of my students told me some years

Software Licenses … and Buggy Whips?

In the article, “Will Oracle Ditch Licenses”, eWeek examines the move to Sotware as a Service (SAAS).  At a recent conference, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison stoked speculation that the company is looking toward becoming a software subscription business… “Industry contacts

MythBusters & Robots

For those of you that enjoy MythBusters on cable television, there is an article in Robot magazine, which describes their recent experience using Radio Shack’s new VEX Robotics Design System… this looks like a step-up for those of us that have

Europe .vs. USA & Israel

Jame Taranto, at the Wall Street Journal, is one of my favorite pseudo-bloggers.  He recently shared his opinion about European feelings of anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism… This led us to muse that the close U.S. relationship with Israel has a psychological