There will come a time when it isn’t ‘They’re spying on me through my phone’ anymore. Eventually, it will be ‘My phone is spying on me’ – Philip K. Dick   Increasingly in the future, subjects students learn will become increasingly integrated. Below is an expert from the conclusion of Walter Issacson's the innovators, that … Continue reading Ada Byron Lovelace: Poetical Science and the importance of Broad Knowledge →

Below is a quick document summarizing a Flat Tax paired with UBI. It started as a study into the merits of Negative Income Tax (NIT), but then I realized you can achieve a similar effect with the scheme outlined below. Intro: This document is a quick overview of a tax/welfare solution to balance the budget … Continue reading Flat Tax and UBI →

“How do you tell a Communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” ― Ronald Reagan This article contains spoilers, beware. Recently I was lamenting over how shitty modern movies are. A big problem seen today in today's movie industry … Continue reading The Genius of The Sting →

Walter Isaacson, the author of several biographies delving into the lives and pursuits of the titans of history, is perhaps best understood as a scholar of Renaissance Men. Isaacson peers into the minds individuals that embody the idea of the Renaissance Man: from Ben Franklin (politician, writer, inventor), to Lady Ada of Lovelace (the world’s … Continue reading Decline of the Renaissance Man →

The Trumans were taking a tour of a farm, being shown around separately. In the chicken yard Bess said, ‘Only one rooster for all these hens?’ The farmer told her it was no problem, as the rooster could ahem perform his duty many times a day. Bess said, ‘Tell that to the president.’ Later Harry … Continue reading Bess and Harry Truman →

"If he wants to lead us to hell, we’ll gladly go there." The Story of another great American Presley O'Bannon, via badass of the week. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I figure it’s appropriate to start this off right, by talking about one of the stone-cold jarheads who helped cement the United States Marine Corps’ legacy as being one … Continue reading Presley O’Bannon →

Jackson a man of principle and a great American, two of his quotes capture the character of this great man. On Killing Charles Dickinson in a duel: Though Dickinson shot first and hit Jackson squarely in the chest, nearly killing him, Old Hickory calmly took his shot as if he had not been wounded at … Continue reading American Legend: Andrew Jackson →

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." -Douglas MacArthur A lesson from former American general and politician Christopher Gadsen. Gadsen designed the 1775 Gadsen flag used by the Continental Marines which states "Don't Tread on Me". Now the in the Great Seal of the United States the eagle's … Continue reading The Great Seal of The United States of America →

“There were only a handful of Americans there but they fought like wildmen." —Antone Fuhrmann of Mayschoss Extraordinary rendition, also called irregular rendition or forced rendition, is the government-sponsored abduction and extrajudicial transfer of a person from one country to another that has predominantly been carried out by the United States government with the consent of other countries. The first known foreign rendition by … Continue reading Extraordinary Rendition →

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people … Continue reading 18 U.S. Code § 3042 – Extraterritorial jurisdiction →