These days it seems all of us know someone who is on the verge of bankruptcy, facing foreclosure or up to their eyeballs in debt. Debt collection agencies are among the few thriving industries. Being faced with losing everything one has to debt collection is a nightmare and in some cases, the debt isn’t even […]

Lets face it, there are many many good reasons why any one of us might want to drop out and disappear completely. Someone could be out to kill you, you could owe loads of money to the wrong people, or need to get away from a psycho ex. And with the economic turmoil these days, […]

With an estimated 39% of Americans now owning dogs, it is not surprising that dog attacks are also on the rise. Some of the most vicious dog attacks receive media attention, but most do not. And when one thinks of the potential risks to your person, such as loss of income and pain and suffering, […]

Life in the 21st century is characterized largely by technology we have grown dependent upon. Perhaps the most ubiquitous of all tech devices are personal communication devices such as cell phones (”mobile phones” in the UK). Any new technology raises issues and with cell phones, the biggest seem to be privacy issues. The National Security […]

Likely the best information available online is the lecture by Regent Law Faculty Professor, James Duane and the from Flexyourrights.org. If you are an American, you are protected by the Fifth Amendment, which the Founding Fathers wrote into the US Constitution to protect the individual from tyranny from agents of the state. These two videos […]

With more and more reports regularly in the media of police brutality one has to be more careful than ever when dealing with them, regardless of how in the right we think we are. Its not just the average person that is at risk from some of the police who act no better than […]

“In our era, man has again become a subject under the watchful eye of government. Guided by ancient notions and prejudices he depends on his rulers for mandates and directives. When government intervention fails to satisfy him, or even works evil, he is slow to relinquish his notions and prejudices. He may cling to them […]

Last year I was faced with tying to lose some 20 pounds I gained while I broke my leg. Working all day in front of a computer in my day job, and not being able to get to the gym, it didn’t take much for the weight to pile on. It was a blessing in […]

In this down economy, with more and more people facing for closures and bankruptcy, business is booming for collection agents, skip tracers and repo men. Assuming that there is nothing at the moment you can do to address your debts, the practical alternative is to avoid them and at the same time, buy some time […]

Legendary UK ex-bouncer Geoff Thompson knows a thing or two about the reality of streetfighting. When he worked the club scene in Coventry, he is reputed to have had some 300 fist fights - the majority of which ended in him knocking out his opponents, many of whom were larger. As a result of his […]