The millennium approaches, and with it an intensified awareness that humanity is on the threshold of a new era for which there has been too little preparation and reflection. In part, this sense of discomfort as the deadline approaches is that the end of the Cold War did not produce that major relaxation in tensions everyone seemed to have expected. The disintegration of the Soviet Union was followed almost immediately by the Gulf War, which, in my opinion, is a major milestone in world history. That conflict forcefully clarified the role of the United States as the single remaining superpower…

The Republican wing of the War Party – and their Democratic doppelgangers – sure are having a field day over the San Bernardino massacre. At last they have a superficially plausible rationale for invading Syria and sticking Uncle Sam’s foot into yet another hopeless Middle Eastern quagmire – and they can cite poll numbers in favor of their half-baked war plans. And yet if we look at the facts of the San Bernardino case, there is absolutely zero evidence that ISIS was in any way involved in masterminding the murder spree of an American citizen and his Pakistani immigrant wife. We have this from no less an authority than the…

“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” — Henry Ford “Give me control of a Nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.” — M. A. Rothschild The Federal Reserve Bank (or simply the Fed), is shrouded in a number of myths and mysteries. These include its name, its ownership, its purported independence form external influences, and its presumed commitment to market stability, economic growth and public interest. The first MAJOR MYTH, accepted…

Edward M. House, usually referred to as "Colonel" House, gained fame as President Woodrow Wilson's closest advisor, playing a significant role in Wilson's major domestic and foreign policies. House was essentially Wilson's alter ego. Wilson would say in 1912, less than one year after first meeting House, "Mr. House is my second personality. He is my independent self. His thoughts and mine are one." [1] In the winter of 1911-1912, House wrote the futuristic dystopian/utopian political novella, Philip Dru: Administrator: 1920-1935. Though publishing anonymously in 1912, House made his authorship known to a number of his close friends, and it became public knowledge. The book…

The Muslim countries generally have low GDP. Their majority is underdeveloped. This is mainly because of their poor leadership and management.  Most of them won their freedom from the colonial powers after the World War II, but they did not or could not concentrate on leadership development, they needed for their future. Consequently, due to poor leadership and management and lack of good governance they have been making less progress. It is not destiny but self imposed poverty. As a matter of fact, the Muslims countries possess the richest resourceful regions of the world. They are joined geographically from Morocco to Indonesia,…