Cisco as a Metaphor

Some amazing and scary technology is now available to governments for tracking and watching people. This photo advancement is not available commercially (or likely would be too costly), but it provides an idea of what can (and is) being done to watch you. Click on this link, then pick a face out in the crowd [...]

More government fraud, vote-buying and/or incompetence:

E. W. Jackson, a man I had never heard of before, is running for Lt. Governor of Virginia. He gives quite a speech! How can those in favor of freedom and the ideals of this country not approve of this? I only hope he can live up to what he expressed in his stem-winding talk. [...]

I routinely feature Gordon T. Long and his Macroanalytics presentations here frequently. His analysis is generally excellent and actionable. This recent audio/slideshow includes Ty Andros, a regular with Mr. Long, and David Chapman, a newcomer to Long’s site and someone new to me. Mr. Chapman is a cycle theorist, something I have never been comfortable [...]

As a golfer, I cannot refrain from offering some off-subject comments regarding the recent US Open. The US Open is a test unlike any other in golf. It takes skill, courage and stamina. Only someone who has played competitive golf understands the enormous pressure these skilled golfers endured. Missing a shot by only a matter [...]