The question in the title may be offensive to many. After all, this is the 21st Century; slavery in the U.S. was abolished in 1865 – over 100 years ago. But, that doesn’t mean you don’t own slaves. Oh, I don’t mean you have indentured servants working at your beck and call, but you may be indirectly responsible for some of the slavery that still exists in the world today. That’s right, slavery, while technically illegal in the U.S., is still a problem here and in many parts of the world and you may unknowingly be a part of it. … Continue reading →

This week, we saw a true reign of terror end in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi ruled the country for the past 42 years, the longest serving leader in the Arab and African world. He made many enemies at many different turns – when he attempted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, when he took responsibility of the bombing of the Pan Am plane that exploded over Lockerbie, when he reportedly ordered his soldiers to rape women, when numerous Libyan citizens were killed by security forces, the public, often televised executions under his reign – well, the list goes on and on. … Continue reading →