Our Nuclear Future? The Unpopular Energy Alternative Wooing Skeptics

With the volatility of oil and the lackluster promises of renewables such as wind and solar powering our future, nuclear power has become more attractive to nations looking for a sustainable and reliable alternative.  In the U.S. 103 nuclear power plants supply nearly a fifth of its total electrical output. According to Scientific American, “The […]

Inflation the Precursor To The Great Reset?

With the pandemic as the backdrop, World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab addressed the international community, stating the impact of COVID was “similar to a world war.” Schwab outlined the recovery effort in his book “COVID-19: The Great Reset.” Of the recovery effort, he stated, “When we look at COVID, we should look at it […]

Mindful Communication

Relationships are one of the most important facets of a person’s life. If we manage our relationships well and nurture them with trust, compassion, and understanding, we become happier, more successful, more fulfilled people. Many studies have shown that the leading factor in determining a person’s sense of well-being in life is the quality of […]

DeSantis: Unemployed Floridians Will Have to Resume Job Searching For Benefits

At the outset of the pandemic lockdowns beginning March 2020, many States dropped the requirement for those seeking unemployment checks to be actively searching for a job in an executive order that ends May 29th. Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is slated to let the executive order expire. After May 29th, Floridians will have to again […]

Pharaonic Egyptian Civilization Celebrated on the World Stage Once Again

In the populous desert country of Egypt, the spurning of a renewal of interest in their ancient pharaonic Egyptian culture began with the construction and inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum, slated to be completed by mid-2021. The museum rests on the Giza plateau, a few kilometers from the Giza pyramids. Upon its completion, it […]

Pineapple: The New Symbol of Taiwan’s Resistance to the CCP

In a move the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) declared as part of a biosecurity effort, China banned all imports of pineapple from Taiwan in March, 2021. Beijing denied that the ban of pineapple was a political move to threaten Taiwan after being accused of heightening tensions with the break-away island. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office claimed […]

Russian Military Mobilizing at the Ukraine Border

Since the 2014 conflict in which Russia annexed the Crimean region from Ukraine, Russian forces have been spotted mobilizing near the eastern Donbass region of Ukraine. Videos have surfaced of Russian military convoys consisting of tanks, artillery, armored-personnel carriers, and supply trucks heading towards the Ukraine-Russia border en-mass, alarming NATO and the European Union who […]

Tranquil to Turbulent: The Aesthetic Path of Ancient Greek Sculpture

In ancient Greek legend, it was Promethius who molded humankind out of clay. After he gave humanity the gift of life, he bestowed upon them fire, from fire he gave them the arts. In ancient Greek civilization up to the classical era (500 – 323 B.C.), the main purpose of a person’s life was to […]

Life Only Gives Us Two Choices: The Parable of Hercules

We can travel in a nearly infinite amount of directions in our lives. The world and any path may lie before us. In the parable Hercules at the crossroads, a tale from the classical era of Greece, Xenophon, one of Socrates’ students tells of his teacher relaying a story about Hercules being presented with but […]

The Little Known History of the Kuomintang and the United Stated During WWII

  Chiang Kai-shek led the Kuomintang, otherwise known as the Chinese Nationalist Party, during World War II. The Kuomintang fought on two fronts during the war. They were challenged by both the invading Japanese army and the communist movement led by Mao Zedong, who sought to overthrow Chiang’s Nationalist government in mainland China at the […]