Gray blotches poke up from the murky depths of Lake Michigan in an image on maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen’s computer screen. These are the remains of the SS Wisconsin, an steel-hulled steamer that sank in 1929 off Kenosha, Wis., after a storm engulfed the vessel during a routine passage between Chicago and Milwaukee. The shipwreck… Continue reading Dozens of Shipwreck Discoveries Anticipated in New Marine Sanctuary
Supporting America’s Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap
In this Veterans Day edition of the weekly recap, we discuss how to help veterans experiencing homelessness; better care for veterans with “invisible wounds”; data showing that veterans need more support when transitioning into civilian jobs; and a Q&A with two RAND researchers who have served. An encampment of tents with American flags in Los… Continue reading Supporting America’s Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap
China To Tighten Regulations On FinTech Brokers
Futu Holdings Ltd and UP Fintech Holding Ltd plunged premarket Friday after a Reuters report said Chinese regulators are preparing to crack down on the digital brokerage companies. Reuters said the brokerages would likely be notified of a platform ban, blocking mainland China customers from investing in foreign markets in “the coming months.” Regulators are worried about… Continue reading China To Tighten Regulations On FinTech Brokers
Stock Market Outlook for Week of December 20, 2021
We have another shortened trading week due to Christmas Eve landing on Friday. Historically, the last few weeks of the year feature low volume, low conviction trading because most of Wall Street is too busy headed to the Hamptons or Sarasota to put on big trades. However, as a result of the Omicron drama… Continue reading Stock Market Outlook for Week of December 20, 2021
On the Perpetual Virginity of Mary and the Limits of “The Chosen”
One of the fond memories that I have of my time as an undergraduate student at Franciscan University of Steubenville was when I saw the midnight premiere of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, on Ash Wednesday, February 25, 2004. I went into a packed theater with about two to three hundred men from… Continue reading On the Perpetual Virginity of Mary and the Limits of “The Chosen”
What Is Life? – Issue 106: Intelligent Life
Let me tell you what it’s like to be an astrobiologist. I painted a white picket fence this summer. No one asked me to. It was a task I’d set myself without realizing what a long-winded and frustrating process it would be. But eventually that endless scraping, priming, painting, and maneuvering settled into something therapeutic,… Continue reading What Is Life? – Issue 106: Intelligent Life
Politicians Face Violence and Threats from Voters—and Each Other. Are We Nearing a Civil War?
Last week, an anonymous caller told a Republican congressman who voted with Democrats in favor of the infrastructure bill that he and his staff should die. On Monday, Twitter added a warning label to a cartoon video shared by a different Republican congressman in which he assassinated a colleague from across the aisle. On Wednesday,… Continue reading Politicians Face Violence and Threats from Voters—and Each Other. Are We Nearing a Civil War?
Around The World | ZeroHedge
Via Academy Securities, In this month’s edition of Around the World with Academy Securities, our Geopolitical Intelligence Group (GIG) focuses on providing their perspective on the following geopolitical risks and potential surprises for 2022: 1. Will Russia Invade Ukraine in 2022? 2. Will there be a China | Taiwan Conflict in 2022? 3. Potential for… Continue reading Around The World | ZeroHedge
Why These Children Fell into Endless Sleep – Issue 107: The Edge
I had barely stepped foot over the threshold and I already felt claustrophobic. I wanted to turn back. People shuffled into the room in front of me, while somebody else stood directly behind me, a little too close. It felt hard to escape. I could see Nola lying in a bed to my right. She… Continue reading Why These Children Fell into Endless Sleep – Issue 107: The Edge
Is Russia About to Make a ‘Serious Mistake’ in Ukraine?
Russian military shifts and stinging Kremlin criticisms of Ukraine are raising questions about Moscow’s aims. In 2014, Russia’s seizure and annexation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine led to a strong Western response—a jump in military aid to Ukraine, a NATO buildup on its eastern flank, and unprecedented sanctions. What could be in store… Continue reading Is Russia About to Make a ‘Serious Mistake’ in Ukraine?