Tag: economy

The Invisible Ruins of Las Vegas

The ruins of ancient Pompeii and the modern day Detroit are obvious to the naked eye. Ornate and grand structures surrounded by decay, silently call attention to themselves. Ravaged by time, they sit, eerily beckoning the curious to appreciate the…

Jobs After the Military: Life Goes On

jobs after the military

Those who serve in the military deal with challenges, risks, dangers, and a level of commitment that most of us can never fully understand. They are on the front-line of defense risking their lives, possible future post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),…

Complacency in The Eye of the Financial Hurricane

On the scale of natural disasters, few events can match the sheer scale and destructive capacity of a hurricane. Big, lumbering, and unimaginably powerful; and on average, over 400 miles wide! Hurricanes have leveled entire cities, changed the direction of…

Too Big to Fail and Too Connected to Care

This week’s headlines include a rising unemployment rate, a slowdown in factory orders, and the slow disintegration of the Euro. As the recession enters its sixth year every trick has been tried as the economy skitters off a cliff. We…