By L. Neil Smith

November 29, 2016 - First of all, an apology of sorts: I was engaged this week in a Facebook discussion about the mandates of the First Amendment, and I promised one of the individuals I was arguing with that I would explain, the next day, why he is wrong and I am right about the meaning and intent of that article of the Bill of Rights. Unfortunately, the next day, I got caught up in the finishing touches on my latest novel, Only The Young Die Good and completely forgot about the dispute. This essay is that explanation.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (PNN) - November 25, 2016 - The Internet can be a beautiful and horrible place at the same time, and it isn’t weird to sometimes feel like you want to leave - there’s wasn’t an easy way out, until now.

MOSCOW, Russia (PNN) - November 29, 2016 - Russia is developing a mega-rocket that will transport supplies to build a base on the Moon, the country's Deputy Prime Minister has revealed.

President Vladimir Putin wants work to begin on the new super-heavy rocket, which will pave the way for a lunar research station.

It will enable the construction of a Russian base that will be both “visitable and inhabitable”, according to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

By Kerry McDonald

November 29, 2016 - Homeschoolers are a diverse bunch. Our teaching approaches and learning philosophies vary. Our politics run the gamut and our visions of education reform differ greatly. Yet despite these contrasts, homeschoolers are remarkably similar. I recently asked a large eclectic group of homeschooling parents why they chose this education option for their children. Key homeschooling features like "freedom," and "time," and "flexibility," and "individualization" were common drivers for all.

STANDING ROCK, North Dakota (PNN) - November 28, 2016 - In response to an increasingly furious public outcry, sheriffs from around the country have refused to send personnel and equipment to assist the Morton County Sheriff’s Department in guarding construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

GREENBELT, Maryland (PNN) - November 28, 2016 - New technology could use X-rays to transmit data at high rates over vast distances in outer space, as well as enable communications with hypersonic vehicles during re-entry, when radio communications are impossible, NASA scientists say.

KARBALA, Iraq (PNN) - November 22, 2016 - The Iraqi city of Karbala, where the holy shrine of the third Shia Imam - Imam Hussein - is located, is swarming with millions of devoted Muslims, both Shiites and Sunnis, for mourning rituals marking Arbaeen, known as the largest religious gathering in the world.

AMSTERDAM, Holland ({PNN) - November 21, 2016 - If you think you are not being analyzed while browsing websites, it could be time to reconsider.

A creepy new website called clickclickclick has been developed to demonstrate how our online behavior is continuously measured.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Kalifornia (PNN) - November 18, 2016 - Mozilla’s Firefox browser didn’t quite make the leap from desktop to mobile, particularly on iOS, but it’s back for a second try with Firefox Focus, a new very private browser which hopes to be iPhone users’ go-to tool for private web surfing.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (PNN) - November 18, 2016 - Bolivian president Evo Morales recently announced that Bolivia will no longer respond to pressure or blackmail from the Fascist Police States of Amerika government or Rothschild-controlled international banking institutions.