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  • The Occupy Wall Street movement is quickly becoming something of a national pastime. Having started as a protest against the excesses of Wall Street, it has apparently transmogrified into an all-purpose protest movement. Photo: Urban Infidel

    Occupy Wall Street: Report New York (slideshow)

    The Occupy Wall Street movement is quickly becoming something of a national pastime. Having started as a protest against the excesses of Wall Street, it has apparently transmogrified into an all-purpose protest movement. Published 8:57 a.m. October 13, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Wall Street is not the only place where greed resides. There is plenty of it on Main Street too. Photo: Urban Infidel

    Occupy Wall Street: On greed, bankers and human nature

    Wall Street is not the only place where greed resides. There is plenty of it on Main Street too. Published 12:28 p.m. October 12, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Most sober economists agree that the United States is headed for a depression. The question is: What kind of depression will it be? Photo: Luchetti

    Inflation or deflation: What kind of depression lies ahead?

    Most sober economists agree that the United States is headed for a depression. The question is: What kind of depression will it be? Published 12:44 p.m. August 30, 2011 - Comments

     
  • No nation has ever become prosperous through unbridled consumption and borrowing. Nations become wealthy when their citizens produce things and save their money. Photo: World Telegraph

    Fake economic recovery and the road to the Greater Depression

    No nation has ever become prosperous through unbridled consumption and borrowing. Nations become wealthy when their citizens produce things and save their money. Published 12:50 a.m. August 24, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Now we have have another good reason to curb our environmentally irresponsible ways: If we continue polluting our planet, we may be - according to a NASA scientist - annihilated by angry space aliens. Photo: Lewis Francis

    Alien encounters of a close kind

    Now we have have another good reason to curb our environmentally irresponsible ways: If we continue polluting our planet, we may be - according to a NASA scientist - annihilated by angry space aliens. Published 3:37 p.m. August 19, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Members of Congress want to investigate why S&P lowered our nation’s AAA rating. The answer is right before their eyes: S&P cut America's standing because the US government is bankrupt. Photo: S&P Logo

    Investigating S&P: Who is responsible for America's bankruptcy

    Members of Congress want to investigate why S&P lowered our nation’s AAA rating. The answer is right before their eyes: S&P cut America's standing because the US government is bankrupt. Published 11:28 a.m. August 18, 2011 - Comments

     
  • We are living through a historic time: What is unfolding before our eyes is nothing less than the unraveling of the present world order. Photo: Jina Lee

    What happens when the global money standard falls apart?

    We are living through a historic time: What is unfolding before our eyes is nothing less than the unraveling of the present world order. Published 11:37 a.m. August 16, 2011 - Comments

     
  • The island of Hvar off the coast of Croatia is one of the most beautiful places in the Mediterranean. A visit there can prompt reflections of many kinds such as: If the world is so magnificent in its present state, how much more beautiful it will be when it is no longer subject to corruption and death. Photo: Hvar Town (Katarina Kohlmayer)

    Hvar: Exploring a pearl on the Adriatic

    The island of Hvar off the coast of Croatia is one of the most beautiful places in the Mediterranean. A visit there can prompt reflections of many kinds such as: If the world is so magnificent in its present state, how much more beautiful it will be when it is no longer subject to corruption and death. Published 6:35 p.m. August 10, 2011 - Comments

     
  • This is too often the story of genius, because a genius almost invariably discovers a new way of looking at things. It is this very newness that shocks and offends those used to the old ways. Photo: Vincent Van Gogh - The Red Vineyard

    The Red Vineyard: The only picture Vincent Van Gogh ever sold (Slideshow)

    This is too often the story of genius, because a genius almost invariably discovers a new way of looking at things. It is this very newness that shocks and offends those used to the old ways. Published 10:58 a.m. August 2, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Back slapping and smiles abounded as the president and congressional leaders reached a debt ceiling compromise last night, but the deal does not alter the fact that the US government is saddled with greater obligations than it can conceivably meet. Photo: Lawrence Jackson

    Debt ceiling deal does not solve our fiscal woes

    Back slapping and smiles abounded as the president and congressional leaders reached a debt ceiling compromise last night, but the deal does not alter the fact that the US government is saddled with greater obligations than it can conceivably meet. Published 8:28 a.m. August 1, 2011 - Comments

     
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Vasko Kohlmayer

Born and raised under communism, Vasko Kohlmayer is a naturalized American citizen. He has lived in several countries under various forms of government, but he still marvels at the goodness of God and the wonder of life. He has discovered ...

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Born and raised under communism, Vasko Kohlmayer is a naturalized American citizen. He has lived in several countries under various forms of government, but he still marvels at the goodness of God and the wonder of life. He has discovered that no matter how many places you've been, there is always something new to learn wherever you go.

Having started with sciences, he earned degrees in philosophy and literature. He has written for a number of newspapers, magazines and internet journals on subjects ranging from Russian politics to the gold standard. Vasko currently lives in Europe with his long-suffering wife and two beautiful daughters. He is the founder of The Christian Writers Foundation.  

 

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