Bob McCarty Writes

In a May 2007 post, I highlighted a Washington Post article in which writer Peter Finn pointed out that voluntarily or involuntarily placement of individuals in isolation or quarantine might not be far away.  Today, according to report in the Global Post, the South African government is already there, battling with multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis:
Fearful of [...]

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Ever wonder what trends, fads and buzzwords are likely to become popular during the next 12 months?  Wonder no more.  JWT, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world, released a list of 90 things deemed worth watching in 2009.
“Our list points to the broader trends we’re seeing, showing the ways in which these [...]

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I’m not a fan of Nelson Mandela. Whether or not you are, I suspect you might appreciate some parallels that can be drawn between the lives of the anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress and that of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
Mandela took office in 1994 at the age of 77 [...]

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Earlier today, I shared news about food rationing in the United States. Upon discovery of that news, I began researching the issues of food supplies and shortages further. While I found several articles offering glimpses into the growing worldwide food crisis, only one pointed to the root cause: The myth of man-made global [...]

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The video below has been viewed nearly 6 million times on YouTube. It was shot by tourists on safari in South Africa’s Kruger National Park and clearly shows wild animals doing what they do best. What it also shows is that individuals, working as a group, can take matters into their own [...]

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