Aaron Simms
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TSA – 20% Effective
A new report concerning undercover checks of security at U.S. airports reveals that the screening methods used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) failed to uncover threats up to 80% of the time. This is actually a step up from checks run two years ago which revealed a 95% failure rate. Even with this → Read More
Robots Invading Retail (and everything else)
Walmart is beginning a 50 store trial of robots from Bossa Nova Robotics. Next month these robots will be employed to check stock levels and identify misplaced items on the shelves. This information will then be used by human employees to go fix the issues found by the robots. The intent is to use the robots to perform time-consuming mundane tasks so that humans can perform the higher-value… → Read More
Air Force Prepping for 24-Hour Ready Alert
The U.S. Air Force is putting in place preparations to resume 24 hour ready alerts for its B-52 bomber fleet, if ordered. The 24 hour alerts were ceased in 1991 following the end of the Cold War. However, with rising threats from North Korea and increasing tension with Russia and Iran, the Air Force is preparing for the possibility that it will again have nuclear bombers continually on alert.… → Read More
The Real Russian Story
Since the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, the media has been pushing a narrative that Russia either influenced the election in Trump's favor or somehow colluded with him or his campaign. However, there is a much more real, complex, and interesting → Read More
Trump Wanted More Nukes
A report has now come out that during President Trump's meeting with military officials on July 20th, he expressed a desire to increase the size of the United States' nuclear arsenal. He was being briefed on military readiness and was shown a slide depicting the decreasing number of American nuclear weapons when he said he would like to increase the stockpile to its peak levels in the 1960s.… → Read More
Musk Announces SpaceX’s Plans for Making Life Multiplanetary
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, gave a presentation last Friday at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia titled → Read More
TRAGEDY: 3 Green Berets Killed, 2 Wounded in Niger
While on a training mission in Niger with their local counterparts, a U.S. Army Special Forces (the → Read More
Iraqi Kurds Vote Clearly for Independence
The Kurdish people in Iraq voted Monday on a referendum concerning independence from Iraq, with 92% voting to break away. This sets the state for further discussions between Masoud Barzani, the president of the Kurds, and Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's prime minister. The Iraqi government, most regional powers, the United States, and the United Kingdom are not happy with the referendum and generally… → Read More
Secretary Mattis in Afghanistan, Kabul Airport Hit by Rockets
Secretary of Defense James Mattis made a surprise visit to Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday. Hours later, militants launched a rocket attack on the airport in Kabul. The Taliban claims that Mattis was the target, although he was no longer at the airport when they attacked. The Islamic State has also claimed responsibility for the attacks. Both Islamic State (ISIS) and Taliban forces control… → Read More
“Rocket Man” Threatens H-Bomb Detonation in Pacific
North Korea's Kim Jong-un has responded to President Trump's recent speech at the United Nations by releasing a meandering statement calling Trump the → Read More
Global Slavery Report: Over 40 Million In Slavery
Slavery is universally abhorred, at least in the Western world, and yet a report on the problem finds that over 40 million people are in bondage. In addition, over 150 million children are child laborers. The report was compiled by the International Labour Organization with Walk Free Foundation and the International Organization for Migration. The executive summary for the report is available at… → Read More
Kim Jong-un Does what Kim Jong-do
True to form, North Korea's dictator Kim Jong-un has responded to the most recent United Nations' sanctions against his country by engaging in precisely the behavior which led to the sanctions. Earlier this week, the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a new round of sanctions against North Korea, designed to put increased economic pressure on the pariah state in the hopes of forcing it to… → Read More
UN Security Council Sanctions North Korea (Again)
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a new set of sanctions against North Korea in response to its nuclear and missile programs. This is significant as both Russia and China voted for the sanctions, rather than vetoing them or abstaining from the vote. In order to get this unanimity, the United States had to remove provisions which would have blocked all oil imports into… → Read More
OUTRAGE: Linda Sarsour Raises Funds off Hurricane Harvey for Political Group
Left-wing political activist Linda Sarsour tweeted out a link to → Read More
Trump’s “Principled Realism”
Back in February, soon after President Trump took office, I posted that I thought he would pursue a foreign policy aligned with the international relations theory or perspective of → Read More
The Babe Unborn – Eugenics in Iceland
What does it say about us as a people when we think that life is only worth living if lived according to our terms? Eugenics refers to the belief that the human race can be → Read More
Iran’s Navy Seeking Blue Water in the Atlantic
Iran has announced its intention to send a naval group to the Atlantic Ocean, after approving a $500 million military spending package. The approval of the spending was greeted with cries of → Read More
Putin Seeking a New Reserve Currency? In Bitcoin?
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be looking at legalizing and regulating crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin. Just last year Russia was considering criminal penalties for those who use these currencies, but this hostile attitude towards the alternative currencies seems to be changing. Why? One reason would be the desire to introduce an alternative world reserve currency which is not… → Read More
Vlad the Downsizer – Russia Responds to U.S. Sanctions
In a statement on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to anticipated new U.S. sanctions against his country. He has ordered the U.S. to cut its embassy staff by 755 people and has seized two American properties in Moscow (a house and a storage building). Putin's statement came after the U.S. Congress last week passed a sanctions bill by a vote of 98-2 in the Senate and 491-3 in… → Read More
Guns On Campus – Antonia Okafor’s Argument for Campus Carry
Campus carry advocate Antonia Okafor has written an excellent opinion piece for the New York Times called → Read More