This Day in History – December 18

December 18 218 BC – During the Second Punic War in the Battle of the Trebia, Hannibal’s Carthaginian army defeats the Romans 1118 – Afonso the Battler, the Christian King of Aragon captures a Muslim Saragossa, Spain 1271 – The Yuan Dynasty of China begins when Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” 1603 – Admiral […] The post This Day […]

I’ll Be Home for Christmas

If Only In My Dreams… It’s that time of year again! Time to see family and friends, exchange gifts (big and small), and cozy up by the fire. The time to get last minute gifts is now as Christmas parties are happening every other day. Christmas parties can be so much fun! You get to […] The post I’ll Be […]

Choosing Hope- Little Heart Heroes

On August 30, 2013, I began the most arduous journey of my life.  This was the day I officially became a heart mom after finding out that my unborn baby boy was going to be born with a serious and life-threatening congenital heart defect (CHD), and I knew life would never be the same. Just […] The post Choosing Hope- […]

Convicted Pedophile, ISIS Members, & Other Extremists Allegedly Allowed to Use Twitter, But Not Milo?

Milo Yiannopoulos, Tech editor for Breitbart, was permanently banned from Twitter in the summer, but the account of a convicted sex offender who attempted to have sex with babies is still active. Convicted pedophile and former singer of the rock band, Lostprophets, Ian Watkins allegedly sent a series of tweets after the account had remained […] The post Convicted Pedophile, […]

This Day in History – December 17

December 17 1273 – Persian mystic and poet Rumi dies 1398 – The army of Mahmud Tughluk, Sultan of Delhi, is destroyed by the Mongols at Panipat 1526 – Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero, forming Inquisition 1538 – Pope Paul III excommunicates England’s King Henry VIII 1777 – The French foreign minister, […] The post This Day […]

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, BLAME THE RUSSIANS

During the final presidential debate on October 19th, President-elect Donald Trump created a stir when he stated that he wouldn’t necessarily accept the election results.  Democratic politicians and political pundits pounced on Trump’s comments as proof that he was not fit to lead the United States.  His opponent, Hillary Clinton stated that Trump’s refusal to “respect […] The post IF AT […]

Moving F-16 and F-18 Assembly to India – What Could Go Wrong?

An initiative to move production of the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F/A-18 Super Hornet to India has been underway since last Spring, but the story behind it has been more or less hidden in plain sight. Now that a new focus on protecting American jobs has risen to the fore, this potential arrangement is […] The post Moving F-16 […]

This Day in History – December 16

December 16 705 – Chinese empress Wu Zetian dies 755 – The An Shi Rebellion begins during the Chinese Tang Dynasty as an Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang 1431 – Henry VI of England is crowned King of France 1485 – First wife of Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, is born 1515 […] The post This Day […]

Warrantless Searches – D.C Court Rules, The Fourth Amendment is Not Bull —-

The Washington D.C. Police department, headed by a Chief of Police that is notoriously hostile to gun owners in the district, has had its wings clipped by the DC Court of Appeals. The ruling issued earlier this month, dealt with the case of U.S. Army Reservist Sgt. Matthew Corrigan. Corrigan, veteran of a tour in […] The post Warrantless Searches […]

Hedging our Bets: How Hedge Funds and Trump are Harming the Markets

Hedge funds are a type of mutual fund, but not in the traditional sense. They sell stocks of companies they want to profit on, and this drives the prices down. But they don’t actually own the stocks they sell; they just borrow the shares and sell them. This is what is known as a “short […] The post Hedging our […]