Politics can bring out the deepest rage in a person. Especially when its their job day in, day out to deal with these blowhards. Sometimes it’s all too much and somebody can’t take it anymore. The anger spills forth and a rumble begins. Once the fight starts, everyone answers the call to arms and rushes [...]
2011 was a big year for protesters. All over the world people took to the streets to voice their opinions on the important issues of today. Nonviolent civil disobedience is a very powerful tool. I think these signs sum up pretty much everything that came up this year.
There are lots of dumb laws in the world, but perhaps none as dumb as those regulating the sale and consumption of alcohol. In fact, if it weren’t for the fact that most booze laws seek to prohibit or reduce the consumption of alcohol, one might suspect that they were written by a bunch of [...]
Few events make for a more compelling story than a prison breakout. When that breakout takes place in the context of warfare, an additional element of drama is added to the undertaking. Though rarely successful, and often fraught with danger, prison escapes are common by soldiers whose dedication compels them to get back to their [...]
It’s a little odd to say that a president whose term ended (abruptly) 150 years ago is “back in the news again,” but screw it. Abraham Lincoln is back in the news again after a three-foot long sword was stolen from his burial site in Springfield, Illinois. Those investigating don’t know exactly when the sword [...]
Lots of laws are deemed “unfair” (usually by the people caught breaking them). However, some laws go beyond “unfair” to flat out “bizarre”—bizarre because of the punishment stipulated, bizarre because of the principals underlying the law, or bizarre because they’re just really bizarre. Or just dumb. While we could make an entire list out of [...]
You know what’s more impressive than power? Power AND money, which all the entrants on this list have in spades. They might not be winning an beauty contests, but they can declare war on you if you make fun of them, which is way cooler than winning a beauty contest. 9. Mohammed VI – King [...]
No matter how bad you think much of the Western world’s democratically elected leaders are, it could be way, way worse. As this list demonstrates, the world is peppered with many leaders who quite literally do as they please, controlling the military and media to such an extent that there is very little accountability. These [...]
Power may be sexy, but you know what’s even sexier? Just being regular sexy. However, if you combine sexiness and power, you end up with these 9 foreign political leaders, who look just as at-home in front of a camera as they do on the floor of the senate, or parliament, or stonecutters lodge, or [...]
Nowhere has man’s quest for technological advancement been more apparent than in the arena of warfare. Nations devote shocking amounts of their time and money to build better weapons to preserve their way of life, take what they want, or both. Obviously, each breakthrough made represents a clear competitive advantage militarily, which in turn has [...]
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