TEOTWAWKI

Since the Russian invasion of Crimea in February, Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama have been in regular contact with each other, seeking to smooth over tensions in Ukraine. Regular, almost…

Welcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future.   GET OUT THE WALLET:  The ongoing search…

The world is awash in apathy. You see it every day, from listless toll takers to lazy coffee shop employees who neglect to ask if you want a second cup. …

There’s understandable concern in some quarters about the poor savings habits of Millennials — the generation now in their early 20s and 30s.  Of eligible workers under 25, only 43%…

Some wise philosopher once said there were two ways to look at something — the glass is half full, or the glass is half empty. That leaves out the third…

The international community is reeling from comments made this week by Andrej Illarionov, president Vladimir Putin’s former chief economic adviser, that the Russian strongman has long term plans to reclaim parts of “Georgia,…

North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Monday across a disputed United Nations-mandated sea border. North Korean forces fired some 500 rounds into the ocean on the South Korean side;…

Zurich’s Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has published its global ranking of cities under threat from natural disasters — and a US city is in the top 10. For the…

Some of the most popular movies and TV shows involve the concept of taking shelter from a threat. Whether it’s nuclear war (The Day After), zombies (The Walking Dead), biological…

Imagine living in a place where there is no government, no regulation, no taxation, and certainly no objections to anything that will alter your mind. It’s a place beyond the…