Posted on June 27, 2008 by Brian McConnell
At this juncture in history, and as a nation, the United States is facing an unprecedented moral challenge–the outcome of which is sure, in one way or another, to prove ‘apocalyptic’. Likewise, but as Parag Khanna has described, global affairs currently revolve around interrelations between three superpowers (China, the European Union, and U.S.) as their respective governments vie for assumably ’scarce’ resources. The most obvious [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2008 by Brian McConnell
My message to a fellow patriot:
For me personally, 9/11 marked a milestone of spiritual awakening. To that juncture, with about 6 years of ‘recovery’ under my belt, the event served to shake me from a disquieted slumber.
Reflecting on my own experience since then, the extent to which those like you and I have impacted American [...]
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Posted on April 8, 2008 by Brian McConnell
I’ve edited a clip from an interview (see entire segment) conducted with Alan Greenspan on the FOX Business network shortly after publishing, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World.
Special thanks to Pat Cloud for allowing rogue pirates like myself to share this rendition of Django Reinhardt’s, Douce Ambiance (‘Soft [...]
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Posted on April 2, 2008 by Brian McConnell
Loretta Napoleoni on “Rogue Economics: Capitalism’s New Reality”
“Italian economist, journalist and author Loretta Napoleoni argues that recent events on Wall Street indicate a much larger upheaval and could “signal the end of the ‘Roaring Nineties,’ nearly two decades of easy money, cheap credit, and soaring global debt.” It’s an argument Napoleoni [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2008 by Brian McConnell
In revolutionary periods, (counter)leadership is a dangerous venture, to be sure. It nevertheless beckons, I suppose, those lacking the imagination, social graces, or common sense, to realize viably acceptable alternatives. In this same regard though, there’s little question I find myself in relatively good, and certainly sufficient, company. At this present juncture, but in relation to a larger, overall [...]
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Posted on January 31, 2008 by Brian McConnell