This one is really a no-brainer — just avoid “The Brain Stimulator Method” It’s the name of given to a slick e-mail based advertisement floating around the Net supposedly authored by a Dr. Richard Humphrey. …
A long, long time ago in a world not as far away as we’d like, people spent boatloads of gold and salt to find the fabled “Fountain of Youth”. The search for Youth spurred Jose …
Net Neutrality — it is the Internet policywonks’ battle cry for all that is fair and decent about the Internet. And now, in light of President Obama’s request that the FCC “implement the strongest possible …
Political campaign finance laws in the U.S. are hurting our democracy; so much so as the US may not be any more democratic than Hong Kong or Iran, according to Harvard Law Professor Larry Lessig. …
If it is possible to have too much of a good thing, then the retail wine market could be a nominee for this dubious distinction. Walk into a wine store or, worse, browse an online …
And this isn’t a case of a few misplaced animals! (has anyone seen what I did with that woodchuck?) According to the World Wildlife Federation (a fairly credible, although not unimpeachable, non-profit) and the …
In 1995, Keanu Reeves took a “walk in the clouds” in the movie of the same name. His character falls in love with a Napa Valley beauty as well as with the grape-filled Valley itself. …
This muse is more of a lament. It is no secret that America (as with most western and emerging countries) are suffering from a disparity of income growth. In the U.S., 95% of income gains …
Australia – a lovely country. Wonderful people. Very cool animals. Fascinating geography, along with some of the best tropical rainforests in the world. But there are a few dodgy migration agents and one …
In the 1980s, airlines began “bumping” passengers off of flights. In response, federal regulators imposed stringent rules upon the airlines when passengers were subjected to this inconvenience. The new rules reduced this practice, but as …