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In spite of these harsh economic times, there is still much money to be made in independent start-ups and VCs. Recent buyouts have indicated that investors are willing to spend big on the next potential Twitter or Facebook. George Zachary, initial investor in the internet start-up company Yammer, reveals in an interview
The United States has a long history of assassinating “threats” to their sovereignty but when does it go too far? Even thought President Obama will never be tried for international war crimes, members of the UN are now suggesting that the President’s drone bombing campaigns could be a violation of human
China’s economy has been steadily booming over several decades but recently they’ve experienced a decline in growth. In a knee-jerk reaction to this trend, Chinese officials are now seeking to implement a massive government stimulus plan to encourage Taiwanese investment on China’s mainland. The Asian Times reports on the implications
Your personal privacy is always a top concern, however, with the digital age comes new threats to your personal information as is it more accessible than ever. The largest aggregator of peoples personal information isn’t Google, but actually an unknown company called the Acxiom Corporation. The Week reveals what this company does and the threat it
June 25, 2012 Tbilisi, Georgia With so much economic doom and gloom out there, it’s easy to forget that there are actually some bright spots in the world. I’ve spent the last few days in one of them– Georgia. Perhaps most famous for being continually stomped on by Russia, this place has suffered
Last year there was an extremely heated debate over the raising of the debt ceiling causing severe animosity across the partisan isle. In an attempt to circumvent the budgetary process, Nancy Pelosi has now proposed an unprecedented expansion of power for the executive branch along with unmitigated spending and debt increases. The Washington
The United States far and away spends the most money of any nation on “national defense”, however many critics argue that most of the resources are really used to maintain a national offense. Switzerland on the other hand has long maintained it’s neutrality yet has extremely secure borders and a strong defense from any possible invasion. According
With growing concerns over an ever-strengthening police state, Indiana has recently passed legislation to allow civilians to use lethal force against “civil servants” (aka police) if they enter their property without just cause. In addition to that win for civil liberties, Berkley, California has also moved to pass laws protecting
With the extension of operation twist and and the inevitable QE3, continued volatility and devaluation of the USD is the in the near future. This uncertainty has caused other countries to seek other options for international trade than the reserve currency. Hong Kong recently announced the possibilities of de-pegging from the USD and now China is
President Obama has drawn comparisons to many leaders, however former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney is a comparison that’s hardly mentioned. Obama’s rhetoric on being independent of foreign oil is very similar to Cheney’s chant back in 2000 and now Obama is following Cheney’s exact blueprint for militaristic energy politics. The Asian
June 22, 2012 Minsk, Belarus More than two decades after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Iron Curtain is still alive and well in an often forgotten corner of Eastern Europe… albeit a kindler, gentler version. Belarus has been ruled by the same person, Alexandr Lukashenko, practically since its independence in the
Over it’s history, Hong Kong has gone from a backwater trading port to one of the financial trade capitals of the world in a relatively short period of time. For over 30 years, Hong King’s currency has been pegged to the US dollar with hope that the reserve currency would
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