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Why Facebook's Fight for Survival Hinges on a Smooth Election

Facebook is fighting to survive the information war. Every four years Americans get to pass judgement on the nation’s most powerful politician. Unlike many other nations we can, and

By Tom Huskerson

October 14, 2020

Why Facebook's Fight for Survival Hinges on a Smooth Election

Election 2020: Can Facebook Survive?

As the nation gets closer to the November general election, the specter of misinformation and voter suppression grows more ominous. Facebook has become the tool of choice for Russia, Iran,

By Tom Huskerson

September 10, 2020

After COVID-19 Things Will Change

COVID-19, like many global crises and catastrophes bring change. Sometimes permanently, often temporarily. Change comes in both positive and negative garbs. But change never fails to force itself upon society

By Tom Huskerson

March 30, 2020

Have We Learned to Live with Lies?

We are facing a terrifying fact, lying has become an industry. And it as been proven that information manipulation can, and does. create reality. We have to ask ourselves; are

By Tom Huskerson

April 24, 2018

OPINION: American Democracy Is Dead!

Americans have to admit that our democracy -- the great experiment -- is dead. Our government does not look or function as our Founding Fathers intended. In fact, it has

By Tom Huskerson

March 5, 2018

Uninformed or Misinformed: The Modern Media Dilemma

A free press is the watchdog of the people. The media holds the sacred responsibility of alerting the citizenry of actions by governments, elected politicians, corporations and even private citizens.

By Tom Huskerson

December 23, 2016

Uninformed or Misinformed: The Modern Media Dilemma

OPINION: American Voters Were Taught to be Angry and Ugly Well before Trump

I have always been taught that an organization is the product of its leadership. For the duration of President Obama's administration, America's elected leaders have demonstrated,

By Tom Huskerson

March 22, 2016

OPINION: American Voters Were Taught to be Angry and Ugly Well before Trump

Why The Greatest Threat To Personal Data May Be Political Campaigns

Running for political office has changed. The name of the game now is voter data. Political campaigns are now nothing more than huge data gathering machines. These campaigns suck up

By Tom Huskerson

March 21, 2016

Why The Greatest Threat To Personal Data May Be Political Campaigns

Thanks to Big Data, POTUS Candidates Now Know You Better Than You Know Yourself

Presidential hopefuls understand that the road to the White House is paved with data, as much as possible. Big Data, intimate knowledge of the voter, has become the latest weapon

By Tom Huskerson

February 1, 2016

Thanks to Big Data, POTUS Candidates Now Know You Better Than You Know Yourself

Utilities Wage War Against Solar Power

Solar power has arrived. With the average price of solar cells down by 60 percent since 2010, the industry is responding to market demand. According to a study from researchers

By Tom Huskerson

March 27, 2015

Utilities Wage War Against Solar Power

Solar power has arrived. With the average price of solar cells down by 60 percent since 2010, the industry is responding to market demand. According to a study from researchers

By Tom Huskerson

March 27, 2015

A Brief History of Voter Registration in the United States

Upon landing in the new world the first things settlers did was hold an election. Voting was commonplace, though not uniform. Colonies pursued their own methods, policies, restrictions, and exceptions.

By Tom Huskerson

September 8, 2014

A Brief History of Voter Registration in the United States