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• What Is Quantitative Easing?
  

  One of the new buzzwords flying around the media is “quantitative easing.” The words sound complex, but the idea is relatively simple in economic terms. The central banking system, the Federal Reserve in America, buys bonds from private or commercial banks at a slightly higher price than anyone else in the market is willing to pay, injecting cash into the market and creating economic growth by increasing spending power through

• We’ll See You in the Keys?
  

  In response to the increased U.S. Naval presence in the Persian Gulf, where an 11-nation naval exercise is expected to take place within a month, Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, head of the Iranian navy, commented Tuesday that Iran will strive to place its own ships off the coast of the United States “in the next few years.” This might make for quite an Atlantic odyssey. As a number of media outlets from all over the world have

• More Quantitative Easing Might Be on the Way
  

  The Federal Reserve could be moving toward a third round of quantitative easing due to slow U.S. employment growth. Experts predict that if another round of quantitative easing does occur, the Fed will probably make Treasury and mortgage purchases while keeping interest rates low through 2014. To better understand quantitative easing, please visit our Facts section and read “What is Quantitative Easing?” For member opinion on the subject, click on the Debate section

• Jefferson’s Wall of Separation Revisited
  

  Thomas Jefferson’s “Wall of Separation” letter is often considered a defining document in American culture. This letter was so powerful that Americans coined the term “separation of church and state” based off of one of its most famous lines: “I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise

• U-boats on Coke
  

  America is fighting an arms race, not against a foreign power or radical terrorist cell, but against the ingenuity of drug-runners. Over the last ten years, drug cartels have been using diesel powered semi-submersible vehicles to smuggle their goods into the U.S. Unfortunately, they are becoming more sophisticated. Recently seized vessels are, in fact, true submersibles. Before I continue, allow me to explain the difference between a submersible and a

• YouTube Video Related to American Deaths in Libya
  

  A Libyan protest that resulted in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghaz, the killing of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, and the death of three other Americans was reportedly spurred by an anti-Muslim video made by an anonymous filmmaker. One segment of the film, “Innocence of Muslims,” makes a blatant ad hominem attack on the Islamic prophet Muhammad, characterizing him “as a womanizer, a pedophile and a

• An Apple a Day Keeps Depression at Bay
  

  The newest iPhone broke Apple records, even before hitting the shelves. Apple closed at nearly $700 after receiving two million pre-orders for the iPhone 5, the latest incarnation of its landmark smartphone. Taller and lighter, the 4G-enabled gadget debuted last week in San Francisco. Apple gained $8.50 (or 1.23%) to close at $699.78. This has been only a part of Apple’s 70% rise in shares since the beginning of the

• The World as Will and MIT Ingenuity
  

  “I predict a bionics revolution.” With these words, Hugh Herr is ushering in a new age of technology. His pioneering vision, known as “bionics,” could help millions of amputees re-enter the work force. Herr, an associate professor of bionics at MIT Media Labs, lost both of his legs to frostbite during an “ill-fated climbing expedition in 1982.” The chief technologist at iWalk, Herr is the embodiment of this vision. His

• A New Kind of High
  

  As the Coast Guard is looking underwater for drug-smuggling activity, the FAA is looking skyward. Calling them an “immediate and high-priority threat,” the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol recently awarded a $100 million contract to a New York firm working to develop technology to better detect ultralight aircraft that are quickly becoming popular to smuggle drugs into the U.S. Little more than a “kite with an engine,” the FAA classifies ultralight

• The Swing States Will Decide the Election: Your Thoughts?
  

  This map from the Los Angeles Times underscores the seriousness with which the presidential candidates will need to pursue eight swing states: New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Colorado. Mitt Romney is visiting Colorado today, Sunday, September 23rd, on the first leg of a tour of battleground states. On Saturday, Romney raised $6 million at a Beverly Hills event, and Obama attacked Romney’s economic strategies at a Milwaukee fundraising event. What are