Every so often an idea comes along, that combines familiar technologies in a new way that seems totally obvious after you see it for the first time. The kind of …
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About 10 years ago I worked with a young Polish gentleman, and one day I caught him wistfully reminiscing about the Communists. He was only a young child when the Solidarność …
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While Russian troops camp out on the Ukrainian border, pro-Russian insurgents inside the Eastern European nation are seizing town after town, this week claiming the eastern city of Luhansk. Obama …
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Those of us waiting for North Korea’s fourth big underground nuclear test, to be timed to coincide with Barack Obama’s trip last week to Seoul, were disappointed this weekend when …
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The fiscal cliff battles in Congress seem to have calmed down, but we shouldn’t be lulled into thinking though that the problem has gone away. We remain a nation that …
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Fiction is Stranger Than Truth — 5 Weird Things Americans Believe
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringA recent Associated Press poll revealed that a majority of Americans aren’t sure whether the Big Bang Theory, which postulates that everything was created in a massive expansion at the …
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Situational Awareness: American Wins Boston Marathon, SCOTUS Slaps Down Affirmative Action
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringWelcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future. SOMALIA OR BUST: A Hawaii-based ground crew …
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See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. Say “Colombia,” and what springs to mind? The beaches, the women, the temperate climate, the warm and friendly people? Or perhaps, are you thinking …
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North Korea’s security thugs have arrested their third foreign tourist in the past six months — but this one was an American seeking to defect to the Communist nation. According …
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In just a few short months, tickets for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games are expected to go on sale. The event will be held in Rio de Janeiro, marking the …