In 1946 the World was a different place, and it was during this time when Atie Visser shot and killed Felix Gulje, thinking that he had collaborated with Nazis. The murder went unsolved until recently, when the mayor of Leiden, Henri Lenferink, received a letter from the killer. An investigation that followed the letter confirmed ... Read More

It has happened again. China has yet again shown that it’s a formidable force. This time China has done so by surpassing the United States as the World’s largest consumer of energy. This is according to an annual report by the British oil behemoth, BP. China grabbed the top spot based on its 2010 share ... Read More

The March earthquake and the subsequent tsunami damaged Japan’s power-generating ability by a fair percentage. To address the power shortage, some of Tokyo city government employees began work an hour early starting Monday to conserve electricity. Luckily, we don’t have any such problems in the U.S.. Unions protect government employees from being exploited in such ... Read More

We spend a lot of time making fun of Apple fanboys and nut-jobs who spend their last penny buying the latest and ‘greatest’ that Apple has to offer. We make fun of the guy who calls his friend on his black iPhone to let him know that he has gotten to the front of the ... Read More

A high-profile group of global leaders have said that the ‘war on drugs’ has been a failure, and are recommending world governments to consider decriminalizing drugs. The Global Commission on Drug Policy is suggesting that there is a middle-ground alternative to the ‘war’ and complete legalization, with more forward-thinking solutions to addiction such as treatment ... Read More