by Mac Slavo | Mar 14, 2013 | Headline News
The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest. Edward Bernays, 1955 In his 1928 book Propaganda, Edward Bernays, the architect of modern day public relations and marketing, argues that manipulation of...
by Contributing Author | Mar 13, 2013 | Emergency Preparedness
This article has been generously contributed by Tess Pennington of Ready Nutrition. After joining the Dallas chapter of the American Red Cross in 1999 Tess worked as an Armed Forces Emergency Services Center specialist and is well versed in emergency and disaster...
by Contributing Author | Mar 12, 2013 | Headline News
Sun Tzu counseled that it is madness – because pointless – to directly confront a superior foe. A costumed goon with a badge and a gun, for instance. You will lose (cue Dolph Lundgren voice from Rocky IV). But that doesn’t mean you must cooperate with said goon. In...
by Mac Slavo | Mar 11, 2013 | Headline News
Spring is in the air, stock markets are driving higher than ever before, and happy days are here again. Or are they? The facts are that last night Japanese machinery orders fell 13% in January, despite the Japanese government pledging to “beat deflation”...
by Mac Slavo | Mar 8, 2013 | Emergency Preparedness, Headline News
Along with Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, leading conservative radio host Mark Levin reaches tens of millions of listeners weekly, and what he talked about recently on his nationally syndicated show has sent shivers down the spines of many of them. A few years ago...