Editor: Philip Ragner | Tactical Investor Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: The scandal so far Whistle-blower Christopher Wylie told a UK parliamentary committee there could have been a different Brexit referendum outcome had it not been for “cheating” by proponents wanting to leave the European Union. Here’s a breakdown of the fast-developing story so far: On March 17, the London Observer and … Read more
Editor: Vlad Rothstein | Tactical Investor Artificial Intelligence Systems Helps Predict & Prevent Suicides Suicide is a growing public health concern. In Canada, 4,000 lives are claimed by suicide each year — that is 10 lives per day. For every one of these suicide deaths, there are five people hospitalized following self-injury, 25 to 30 … Read more
Editor: Johnathan Meyers | Tactical Investor The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal is fast emerging as a watershed Moment For the first time, how to regulate personal data has become a mainstream public issue, so it’s important that we understand fully all the options available to us. In deciding what to do, the negative reactions of some tech … Read more
Editor: Philip Ragner | Tactical Investor In the days and weeks following the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the National Rifle Association saw a significant spike in donations. In fact, reports from the Federal Election Commission show donations to the NRA’s Political Victory Fund tripled from January to February. … Read more
Editor: Draco Copper | Tactical Investor Even as Stormy swirls, the president seems to have found his footing. Reporting from the White House press corps is that after a year of on-the-job training, the president is feeling much more confident and eager to follow-through on his 2016 campaign promises. Since the beginning of the year, … Read more
Editor: Philip Ragner | Tactical Investor What do millennials want Raised to view folks of their parents’ and grandparents’ age as their equals, they can be startlingly outspoken with grey-haired superiors. Wondrously tech-savvy, they’re also connection-obsessed, so you shouldn’t take it personally when they text their friends while talking to you. If you’re the one being texted, … Read more
Editor: Johnathan Meyers | Tactical Investor Miami, United States – The Florida House of Representatives Wednesday passed a law that restricts some access to guns while paving the way for a program allowing teachers and school employees to be armed. The “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act” passed the state Senate a day … Read more
Editor: Philip Ragner | Tactical Investor Trump Economy Watch this video on YouTube WASHINGTON —Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that he did not expect major economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s recent tariff announcements. “I don’t expect to see a big impact on the Trump Economy,” Mnuchin said on “Fox News Sunday.” “But again, I … Read more
Editor: Johnathan Meyers | Tactical Investor Sucker Punch David Hogg Actor Frank Stallone switched his Twitter account to private on Saturday after he tweeted that Parkland shooting survivor and activist David Hogg should be “sucker punched” by someone from his age group. In a tweet that has since been deleted, Stallone used vulgar language to … Read more
Mental Illness and Mass Homicide Findings regarding mass homicide vary considerably, depending on how the author defines mass killings. Some studies include all mass killings, including those associated with crime (e.g., mob-related killings in Chicago in the 1930s) and those in which a parent kills multiple family members. Other researchers define mass homicide as killing … Read more
