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There’s money in politics, even in a down economy. Despite the ongoing U.S. recession, the amount of money spent by candidates running for office hasn’t slowed down. If anything, it seems to be a race for the finish line fueled ...

Money, money, money … until we figure out a way to live without it, we have to figure out how to manage it. The statistics are not good when it comes to American finances. Most of us don’t have diddly-squat ...

Introduction:  The Descent into Chaos It is extremely easy to come home after work, open the door, sit on the couch, and flip on the TV.  In this life, your only worries are fixing the sink and who’s going to ...

Longer days and warmer nights lighten energy demands considerably during the summer months. As the calendar turns in most parts of the United States, however, the situation changes dramatically. In these locales, the cold and darkness of winter will eventually ...

We have a pretty good idea of what a nuclear-generated EMP high voltage blast would do to the power grid and to electronic devices and equipment in general. But one thing that is more uncertain is the effect it might ...

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from a high-altitude nuclear explosion could have a devastating effect on any nation’s power grid, while also causing incalculable damage to electronic devices and any other equipment that uses electronic micro-circuitry. The effects of an atmospheric ...

Raising your chickens on open grass has several benefits, the first of which is that your production costs will be far less because the birds are eating grass and bugs, and you won’t be buying grains. Another advantage is that ...

The threat of a massive electromagnetic pulse descending from the sky is normally associated with a high-altitude nuclear explosion or with runaway solar activity. But in the 1990s, in the far reaches of the Alaskan tundra, another potential source for ...

The generation formerly known as Generation Y or the Millennials is now known as Generation Jobless. They are often presented as victims of a society going down the drain, betrayed by false promises about higher education guaranteeing them a job. ...

The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which will officially approve the Pentagon’s planned expenditures for the upcoming year, in most ways is a normal piece of government legislation. However, under the sponsorship of Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, a special provision ...