Perhaps ISIS, North Korea, or even Russia could have been viewed as the greatest threat to peace this past year and at the present. ISIS is dispersed into the cities and new hidden battlegrounds around the world, defeated militarily in their declared ‘home’. In retrospect, it wasn’t as hard as it appeared on the evening […]
Archives for December 2017
2017 Year-End Themes, Part 1, Trump
Trump completes his first full year in office and he has not been run out or impeached. The Russia-accusations have not stuck and Mueller, I predict will basically fail in the core aspirations of Trump’s adversaries, indictment and removal from office. In the meantime, the economy roars, questionable legislative influence is made all OK by […]
Blockchain, Cryptos, and Your Future, a Reading List
Anyone taking in news over the past month has been informed of the exponential rise in the value of crypto-currencies (cryptos). To the average person interested in growing an investment, albeit a new and volatile type, they hear the news, find an online exchange and put some money in. Especially since Thanksgiving, the mad rush […]
TIR 12/1/17: ‘Bitcoin Is a Delusion That Could Conquer the World’
Bitcoin Is a Delusion That Could Conquer the World Web Publication: The Atlantic, by Derek Thompson I’m sure most people have caught a glimpse of Bitcoin news in the past few weeks if they’re watching the news at all. There’s a lot of confusion about what is Bitcoin. This article addresses that as best as […]