The Midnight Hour

As I was researching information for a paper I discovered a study published by Florida International University in 2007 on the difference in lifetime after-tax incomes for high school graduates and college graduates. Below is a snippet from the abstract that absolutely floored me:
To provide the high-school graduate with equal lifetime probable savings and consumption…he/she […]

I recently crafted a short article for Primer on various financial tips for spending, saving, and using credit to your advantage. Check it out and leave feedback in the comments.

Profit is inherently moral. Yes, you read that correctly. The shock and confusion you may be experiencing from that statement stems from our society’s consistent demonization of profiting. One congressman recently proposed that the government create a “Reasonable Profits Board” to determine when oil companies’ profits are “in excess.” Hillary Clinton recently said, “The other […]

MARPAT = Marine Pattern = the digital camouflage worn by the US Marines
I noticed in a New York Times Pictorial that a Russian soldier and a Russian paramilitary fighter are wearing MARPAT camo, or at least commercial copies of MARPAT. The Russian soldier in slide five is wearing a MARPAT blouse while the paramilitary fighter […]

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Today Brian at Flashpoint alerted me to this horrible story of the “war on drugs” gone wrong. Here’s the original story from the Baltimore Sun, but I’ll summarize:
Drug traffickers stole the names and addresses of several people and had marijuana shipped to their addresses. Whenever a box was delivered one of the traffickers would reclaim […]

 
Today Primer published my review of the iPhone 3G. Take a look and leave your thoughts in the comments.
 

While posts have been sparse here on The Midnight Hour as of late, my journalistic ambitions have not been dormant. I have been focusing much of my spare time on contributing to Primer Magazine. I have recently expanded beyond the fitness genre to write an introductory HDTV buyer’s guide. I have also authored more fitness […]

Just a quick quote from a recent speech by General Conway, the current Commandant of the Marine Corps:
Our young Marines are just doing marvelous work. There was a time when some of us who are graybeards still on active duty looked at this generation and wondered if they were going to have what it takes. […]

Today Brian at Flashpoint alerted me to a short but sweet article in the New York Times addressing the following issue: What if politicians pandered to economists? I think it’s a fascinating question, and with the economy ursurping Iraq as the #1 issue to American voters, a relevant question indeed. If you want […]