WASHINGTON (PNN) - March 21, 2016 - To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway: How did you lose your Republic? Two ways, gradually and suddenly. The Romans experienced this when their Republic was extinguished by Empire.

The erosion of the Republic was gradual: slowly but surely, the lower classes' representation in governance was curtailed; the Oligarchy of the wealthy and powerful cemented their privileges at the expense of the many; Oligarchs rose above the laws that were supposed to apply to all, and executive power was consolidated in top administrators and the wealthy at the expense of the Senate.

By C. Clay Whittaker

March 18, 2016 - China has a new strategy in fighting crime, ripped from science fiction and hastily pasted at the top of the list of paranoia-inducing concepts.

It’s called pre-crime. It goes further than sting operations, counterterrorism, or any other government action to preempt criminal activity ever has before.

SEATTLE, Washington (PNN) - March 14, 2016 - A 7/11 shopper in Washington state relied on his concealed carry firearm over the weekend to subdue a man who attacked customers and staff with a small ax.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (PNN) - March 12, 2016 - Tens of thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets of Baghdad for the third week in a row to demand a political overhaul.

Gathering on Friday in the capital, protesters heeded a call to gather by powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al- Sadr, who is pressuring the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to push on with a plan to form a cabinet of independent ministers.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (PNN) - March 11, 2016 - On March 10, the Oklahoma House passed legislation to legalize carrying a handgun openly on one’s hip without a concealed carry permit.

The measure is being referred to as “constitutional open carry” and the vote for passage was 73-15, a landslide victory for abolishing the permit requirement.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (PNN) - March 8, 2016 - Computers are getting pretty good at predicting the future. In many cases they do it better than people. That’s why Amazon uses them to figure out what you’re likely to buy, how Netflix knows what you might want to watch, the way meteorologists come up with accurate 10-day forecasts.

NEW YORK (PNN) - March 6, 2016 - In a stunningly honest and frank rant, FOX News Judge Jeanine unleashes anchor hell upon Mitt Romney and the GOP establishment hordes.

MALIBU, Kalifornia (PNN) - March 1, 2016 - Anyone who has ever watched a sci-fi film and wished they could upload information to their brain in seconds could be in luck. Scientists have developed a way of amplifying learning in a way that almost mimics the methods used in The Matrix.

BILOXI, Mississippi (PNN) - February 29, 2016 - The first Libertarian Party debate was hosted in Biloxi, Mississippi, by the Libertarian Parties of Mississippi and Alabama this past weekend. There were several clear winners and losers.

February 28, 2016 - All over the Fascist Police States of Amerika, cities of refuge are being created; that is, small places of refuge that can accommodate dozens or hundreds of people.
In a few cases, I know of places of refuge that will be able to take in thousands of people, but that is about as big as they get. There are individuals all across Amerika that have specifically felt called to build communities where large numbers of people will be able to gather when society totally collapses. Why is this happening? Why do so many people feel such an urgency to create cities of refuge that would presumably never be used if we don’t ever see full-blown societal breakdown?