Before this question is answered, it is important to understand what the proper ‘supply’ of money means. As many Western economists incorrectly point out, the benefits of fiat currency is the ability to for the money supply to ‘expand’ or ‘grow’. Many sorts of criteria have been put forward: that money should move in accordance [...]

“Uncontrolled population growth threatens to undermine efforts to save the planet,” writes Dr John Feeney who is an environmental writer based in Boulder, Colorado, US. He further goes on to say the environmental movement should stop running scared of the controversial topic of population growth. Similar outbursts have been made recently by a UK government [...]

Since the announcement of Senator Barack Obama winning the post for the 44th US Presidency, apart from Americans who have been rejoicing, the world’s media has been reporting the monumental and historic election of he first black US President. Undoubtedly, this has been unprecedented in Western capitalist nations, given the abominable past of enchaining countless [...]

I recently signed up to Stratfor ($99 offer). I’ve become a bit of a ‘financial crisis’ junkie, partly because following the news and events on such an issue is a little like missing an episode of a serialised cop/crime drama – miss an episode, and you miss out. There are also few out there that [...]

I’m being radicalized.  I’m slowly becoming an extremist, and it is because of the people around me.  Yes, I’m a young Muslim. I regularly visit my local mosque, and I carry a copy of the Qur’an in my car.  I live in a community that surrounds me with people who were not born in Britain, [...]

Ramadhan Mubarak!! Excellent weekend article by Naomi Wolf to be found in The Sydney Morning Herald (obviously an Aussie paper). If anybody wishes to buy me something for ‘Eid, and wishes to see their brother childishly giggling with happiness, then yes, I would like one of Naomi Wolf’s books. Ok, well, don’t all rush at [...]