Britain and France are grappling now with what the United States will be forced to confront very soon – they are financially unable to maintain the military power to which they were once accustomed.  Consequently, Britain and France recently signed military and nuclear weapons treaties ensuring unprecedented cooperation.  Can these two nations really trust their military alliance to provide for their national security in the years ahead?  And, what are the lessons for them … and for America?

Will America's economy collapse in 2011?  From Ireland to Zimbabwe, and from Iceland to Greece, the world has learned that a modern economy can suddenly and painfully come crashing down.  Now, a leading U.S. senator warns that the United States may be next, and the crash may be imminent.  What can America do?

The front page headline of the Wall Street Journal on October 8, 2010, should grab every American's attention: "Dollar's Fall Roils World."  The article points out how the U.S. dollar has fallen to historic lows against many of the world's currencies.  Why?  Other nations' continuing fear of the Federal Reserve's reckless injections of "Monopoly money" into the financial markets to prop up America's faltering economy.

One of the favorite themes of literature is deliverance. We are thrilled by stories of daring and bravery, as one person or groups of people or whole armies are rescued, delivered from harm's way, sometimes at the last moment with great risk of danger.

In the coming weeks, tens of millions of children the world over will be getting ready to dress up in strange costumes and scary-faced masks to go door to door and beg for candy treats by saying, "Trick or treat!" At the same time, teens and adults are also getting ready to attend parties and gatherings to celebrate this strange holiday by donning costumes that are ghoulish, bizarre, or risqué.