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Would you put your life savings into this asset? If you’re an American, your life savings probably are overwhelmingly in this asset – the US dollar. Since 1913 – not…
I came of age during the War in Vietnam. If I’d been just a year or two older, I would probably have been drafted and sent to Southeast Asia to…
We’re proponents of encryption. When you properly encrypt your data, only you and those you intend to share it with listen to your voice calls or read your electronic messages.…
The scenes are apocalyptic. Smoke-filled skies over a large part of the planet, along with record-breaking floods. Record-breaking heat and a slow, but inexorable rise in sea level. We’re referring,…
When I purchased my first PC in the early 1980s, I remember encountering a program called “ELIZA” on a bulletin board system. At the time, ELIZA was billed as an…
Ransomware is a particularly vicious class of malware that infiltrates a victim’s computer, encrypts their files, and demands a ransom to unlock them. The first ransomware attack occurred in 1989…
As the US economy slowly reopens, unwinding from the COVID-related lockdowns of 2020 and early 2021, employers are facing an unprecedented shortage of available workers. Many reasons have been cited…
Imagine you’re a Marine Corps logistics officer stationed in South Korea. An electrical generator your unit depends on has just broken down. You order one of your subordinates to fix…
Our January article on vaccines and “informed consent” was easily one of the most controversial we have ever published. And just as we predicted, “vaccine passports” (or “immunity passports”) showing…
In the early morning hours of July 1, a handcuffed 73-year-old man was led into a New York courtroom to face a litany of charges, including grand larceny. Detectives were…
We’ve called civil forfeiture “the beast that won’t die,” characterized it as a “war on your wealth,” and warned that cash is especially vulnerable to this despicable legal process. Police…
Last week, I went to dinner with a group of liberty-minded friends to discuss the topic of censorship. One member of our party had recently volunteered to assist in the…
We’re not exactly dedicated followers of pop culture, but it was hard to miss the sensational headlines last week following Britney Spears’ impassioned statement to a probate judge. And while…
We haven’t been shy over the years in highlighting the threat to our privacy and wealth that Uncle Sam’s wars on (some) drugs, (some) terrorists, and (some) money launderers pose.…
I’ve had the same car insurance agent for over 20 years. About five years ago, I called to let him know I had purchased a new vehicle. During the call,…
Do you have an “expectation of privacy” when it comes to your facial features? That’s an unfounded assumption in the good ol’ USA. . In this “land of the free,”…
Americans have long been accustomed to reliable and (relatively) affordable electricity. We consume an immense amount of power annually – approximately 3.8 trillion kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electricity in 2020. The…
Bitcoin, along with other cryptocurrencies have been on an upward tear since the COVID pandemic began. On January 1, 2020, bitcoin traded at $7174.74. By April 15, 2021, its price…
It’s been over four months since January 6, 2021, when a mob broke into the national capital in Washington, D.C. Investigating “domestic terrorism” has now become a priority of the…
Identity theft and the threat it poses to Americans has long been one of our recurring concern here at The Nestmann Group. The first time I mentioned identity theft in…
We’ll say this much for President Joe Biden‘s plan to make the “rich” pay their “fair share”: He’s not subtle about his intentions. In a speech to a joint session…
Would you pay $69.3 million for this image? A hedge fund financier who goes by the handle “Metakovan” did last month at a Christie’s auction. In case you’re wondering, the…
It’s a truism to state that your medical records are extremely sensitive. Health care files could include details of treatment for a sexually transmitted disease, depression, or drug addiction –…
As we publish this week’s Notes, America is in the process of fully reopening after months of back-and-forth loosening of mandates related to the original COVID-19 lockdowns. Here in my…
At the moment Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president on January 20, American military forces were deployed in more than 150 countries. In at least 14…
George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis cop last May rekindled a debate over policing that’s been simmering for years. And, like everything else in our hyper-partisan society,…
Shortly after the January 6 attack on the nation’s capital, incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to add those protestors identified as participating…
A slugfest is underway, with Uncle Sam and the states joined in a rare show of bipartisan unity against “Big Tech.” Both political parties are eager to unleash the government’s…
Last month, Republican senator and former presidential nominee Mitt Romney unveiled a proposal he calls the “Family Security Act.” The plan seemed shocking at first, especially coming from a solidly…
East Germany’s Ministry for State Security, better known as the Stasi, competed with the KGB for the title of world’s most feared intelligence agency during the Cold War.