According to the inter-American Commission on Human Rights, there is a domestic violence crisis in the United States. The Commission is calling on the government to implement federal protections that could close loopholes. One 1999 incident in Colorado showed the depth of the crisis. When police failed to enforce a restraining order against a violent domestic abuser, the [...]

A federal judge in Boston has denied accused terrorism supporter Tarek Mehanna’s motion to access top secret classified documents. According to District Judge George O’Toole Jr, “the information obtained in accordance with those orders are classified as secret or top secret. Neither the defendant nor his counsel have had access to those classified documents.” Tarek [...]

When Peter Thiel, a co-founder of Paypal and one of the early investors of Facebook, donated $1.25 million to the Seasteading Institute, the Internet blew-up with ideas of a libertarian city-states floating out in international waters. Many forum members are currently against the concept of homesteading the open sea, but the idea seems to be [...]

Last Saturday, August 20th, marked Snapperfest in Ohio County, Indiana, a strange and disturbing event where snapping turtles are publicly tortured in front of cheering crowds. Animal rights activists have long tried to put a stop to the event, after videos covering the activity first surfaced. Every year, residents gather at the Campshore Campground to [...]

The Air Force believes that when it comes to spying, Mother Nature is the key. At the Wright–Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, scientists are studying nature, such as birds and insects, to attempt to create what they call micro-vehicles. The concept of these tiny remote controlled vehicles is not a new one. During [...]

Part of the problem when it comes to having financial dealings with China is the fact that Chinese businesses are accustomed to obfuscation, and what some may deem fraud. James Kynge explored this notion in his book, China Shakes the World. His contention was that due to the history of a one-party government and communist [...]

On August 11, Clair E. George, C.I.A.’s deputy director of operations for three years of the Reagan administration and central figure in the Iran-Contra Affair, died of cardiac arrest at the age of 81. As the third in command of the C.I.A, George was responsible for clandestine activities across the globe. One of his specialties [...]

Farmers in the United States are growing the first genetically modified plants grown specifically for putting for fuel rather than producing food. However, the new GM corn has been met by a barrage of criticism, namely by aid organisations that warn the crop, by diverting more corn into energy production, could worsen the global food [...]

It seems that people have always had a “sweet tooth” to some extent. So much so, that much of the Caribbean and the American south was covered with sugar plantations throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. This need for something sweet has carried on to the present-day. Unfortunately, sugar, as sweet and delicious as it [...]

It looks strange but is one of many aircraft that could be ushering in a new era and reaching the edge of space. “The Taurus G4 NASA Racer is a technology demonstrator,” explained Tine Tomažič, leader of the Pipistrel G4 development team. “It is the first-ever electric four-place aircraft.” Unveiled at the Oshkosh Airventure event [...]