Americas
Will the Skyscraper Index Kill the World Economy?
There’s a curious fact: once the economy of a country begins overtaking other states, monumental building start appearing out of thin air, superior in height to each and every single skyscraper that exists in the rest of...
ISIS in Afghanistan: Proxy War against Iran and China
The nature of the war in Afghanistan has shifted dramatically in recent months. While the US and NATO continue to be actively involved in the country – their strategic objectives having changed very little since the Bush administration launched...
Genuflecting Towards Tyranny
The US Congress took another step towards tyranny and away from legal and Constitutionally guaranteed protections this past week, when the House of Representatives approved HR 237. This bill allows the Secretary of State, at his own discretion, to make a determination...