This two part podcast series explains the how the current crisis in Venezuela developed. Part 1 looks at the history of Venezuela and demonstrates this South American nation's unique place in the global order. Venezuela in Crisis helps you understand the news that is unfolding today.

Every respected poll currently shows Hillary Clinton will be the next President of the United States. The Washington Post ran a story Monday entitled...

By the 1980s nationalism and political philosophies had failed the former Islamic world of the Middle East. Into this vacuum stepped Islamic extremist ideologies...

Before Islamic extremism took hold in the Middle East there was actually a decline in Islam’s influence there as nationalism and political philosophies took...

This is part 1 of the three part podcast series that look at the history of Islamic Extremism. JB Shreve looks at the early history...

This Boko Haram Fact sheet is part of my wider in depth look at this terrorist group. You can learn more about Boko Haram with...

We all know what welfare is and as a heated and polarized election season has kicked off we will no doubt hear much about...

Part 2 If you are my age you remember a time when MTV actually played music videos. Today the channel is much more active in...

A look at how modern media owns the rights to influence and manipulate our perceptions from the cradle to the grave.

This is a graphic of the 1967 Six Days War timeline. It goes well with my podcasts and guides on the story. Learn more...