You would think that everything that could be written about Winston Churchill has, or could be, written. Wrong. The Churchill “industry” keeps pumping out new books each year. One of the latest is among the best. British historian Paul Johnson has written a small volume, 168 pages, and has packed in essential analysis of this remarkable [...]

Hank Paulson has published a book detailing what happened during the most intense hours of the financial meltdown of 2008. On the weekend of September 13-14, 2009 Paulson met with New York Fed Chairman Timothy Geitner and other banking execs to figure out how to save Lehman Brothers and the global financial system. After Barclay’s in [...]

Scott Brown, Massachusetts’ newly elected Senator, is being compared in many ways to ronald Reagan. There may be similarities in style and substance. time will tell whether Brown’s star is constant or a mere flash in the political heavens. I did see one comment from Senator Brown that linked him to Reagan’s style. It he holds [...]

Some movies entertain you. Some can actually inform you about a subject. In rare cases the power of a movie can change your life. It’s this last type of movie that’s the best. At the end of December my wife and took an afternoon off to see the movie, “Invictus”. It tells the true story of [...]

Solar powered products are pouring into Haiti to aid recovery efforts in the devastated country. One group, Faith Comes By Hearing, is setting up solar powered units that can broadcast Bible readings to up to 300 people at a time. It is thought it can help keep down the violence. Not a bad idea. Posted in The [...]

World markets went into a near panic over the recent Thanksgiving weekend over news that Dubai World, a key subsidiary of the nation of Dubai could default on $60 billion dollars of debt. It appears that Dubai’s oil rich cousins in the Persian Gulf region will step in and prevent a total collapse of Dubai [...]

Citing conscience issues with the trend of several social issues 145 religious leaders hav signed what they call the Manhattan Declaration saying they will not cooperate with laws that could be used to compel their groups to participate in abortions, same-sex relationships or stem cell research. “We pledge to each other, and to our fellow believers, [...]

Leaders of  Europe last night selected the first President of Europe. Herman Van Rumpay will become the new leader approved since the Lisbon Treaty was ratified earlier this week. Nobody outside of Belgium knows the man. This article gives you some insight into the selection process, the role of the new president and a little [...]