The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, ‘Here’s my chance to grow.’
~ Zig Ziglar

Say farewell to kick the can, the slow burn, and corporate media fantasy.

In 2016, the veil came down. The US presidential election engaged the global audience directly in real time. A rice salesman in the Mekong Delta who watches his Twitter account knows what the US President-Elect is thinking and doing long before the enormous (and very expensive) bureaucracy at the CIA and their layers of contractors, think tanks, and NGOs. After all, the rice salesman and the President-Elect have something in common. They are both entrepreneurs, schooled in the art of “lets make a deal.” They thrive in a world where dollars are dear and time is money.

The message of 2016 was loud and clear: The party’s over, get ready to rock and roll!

I: The Economy and Financial Markets
For many years I have predicted that the “slow burn” would continue. As we begin 2017, the heat has been turned up dramatically. Continue…

II: Geopolitics
Globalization has unleashed both positive and negative forces upon our world. The corporate media has been successful at communicating the positives and covering up the negatives. Continue…

III: Culture
At the heart of creating labor and human productivity will be the creation of a culture which celebrates excellence, creativity and productive behavior. Behind the cultural wars we now endure lies the most important question we face. Continue…

IV: Science and Technology

The question of integrity was front-and-center during 2016 in the area of science and technology. The number of experts, journalists and citizens concerned about “junk science” is growing. Continue…

V: The Unanswered Questions
Even as we answer the questions about what is happening around us, more questions arise. There are many mysteries and uncertainties to engage our research and investigation. Continue…

VI: Inspiration
One of the things we most love about being alive at such an exciting time is the remarkable examples of people inspiring us “to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.” Continue…