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If Contact Occurs: the Return to the Long Home

January 24, 2011
Once again, there are rumors that some sort of official admission of an alien presence might take place. I don't wish to speculate on that, but if it does happen, then there will be a greater possibility of open contact.... continued

Predictions for 2011

January 15, 2011
I am not a prophet. I have no crystal ball. But that doesn't mean that I can't look into the future and see probabilities, so I'd like to make some predictions that I hope will prove accurate and useful. Economy.... continued

Don’t Mess with Texas

January 9, 2011
Anne and I have just come back from a month-long driving trip to my home state of Texas, and I have never been so terrified in my life. From what we experienced in Texas, the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today in Arizona... continued

The Jolly Season

December 25, 2010
I have seen 65 Christmases and remember 61 of them, and yet every year at this time, I find myself deeply moved and filled with an upwelling of hope and joy that is quite unquenchable, and is as intense right now... continued

Climate Change: What to Watch For

December 24, 2010
My appearance on Coast-to-Coast AM on December 20 and my last journal entry resulted in some ferociously angry email from climate change deniers, as well as some more considered letters. Most of the 'denier' email had an element of hysteria... continued

World Weather WAY Out of Whack

December 22, 2010
We are in the early stages of sudden climate change, and unless something unexpected prevents it, the next few years are likely to see dramatic changes in the weather on Planet Earth, changes at least as great as those that... continued

Wikileaks and UFOs

December 5, 2010
Julian Assange has said that there are references to UFOs in some of the documents he is still holding, but he has not said what these documents may contain. Personally, I would be very surprised if any diplomatic documents contained... continued

Is Another Banking Crisis Coming?

November 8, 2010
The US banking system is in very serious trouble. In fact, as an institution, American banking is probably broke. The reason is incompetent management of foreclosures. Two things have gone wrong. First, banks have carried foreclosed properties at unrealistic valuations. Second,... continued

Are We the Subjects of a Hidden Supercivilization?

November 3, 2010
We might well be part of a much larger and older supercivilization that has reasons of its own not to explain itself to us, or perhaps cannot explain itself to us, in the same sense that we could never, without... continued

The Wonder of Western Civilization

October 19, 2010
Western civilization is in the doghouse. Its popularity among intellectuals has dropped to an all-time low. To the far left, it's invalidated by its historical prejudices. To the far right, it's annoyingly insistent on freedom for all--even the far left.... continued