Michael D. Brown

I listened to Rush Limbaugh’s update today in which he made fun of the demise of the Rocky Mountain News.  Rush is wrong in this case.  While I agree the “drive-by media” (as he calls them) are overall a disgrace to journalism, sometimes newspapers are essential for coverage of local or state events the national [...]

I was shocked, yes shocked, to read today that FEMA is investigating allegations of cronyism and illegal activities in the Louisiana Recovery Office. Under questioning by Congress FEMA: …acknowledged the investigation under questioning from newly sworn-in Republican Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao of New Orleans, who said there have been allegations of sexual harassment, cronyism, nepotism [...]

According to the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Budget & Management, the budget deficit has now, literally, exploded. On my weekend radio show, Michael Brown Today on NewsRadio 850KOA I recently discussed the hypocrisy of complaining about George Bush’s last budget deficit, which was approximately $468 billion. It took Bush 8 years to [...]

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before the House Homeland Security Committee. In an excellent summation of the testimony, Security Debrief’s Rich Cooper provides this synopsis: Future of FEMA While she was questioned by at least three different Members about her thoughts on FEMA remaining inside DHS, Sec. Napolitano declined to offer her opinion on [...]

I simply couldn’t resist.    

Risk analysis is sorely needed in this country. Something happens and the next thing you can expect, with a certain degree of certainty, is the appearance of a Congressman, legislator, mayor or city councilman running to a television camera, a newspaper, a radio or other media outlet with the announcement of legislation to prevent this [...]

On Tuesday, February 24th, I will be conducting a webinar with 3N Communications entitled DHS Under President Obama: The Change We Need? 3n is the leading global provider of mass notification solutions to Global 2000 corporations, healthcare systems, colleges and universities, and government agencies and municipalities. Organizations in more than 100 countries worldwide rely on [...]

On January 14, 2009 I wrote about the potential of Mexico becoming a failed state, which you can read here. According to this weekend’s edition of The Wall Street Journal the problem in Mexico continues to deteriorate: In growing parts of the country, drug gangs now extort businesses, setting up a parallel tax system that [...]

Well, it’s true. Millimeter wave technology is in place (at least on a trial basis) as I noted below on Wednesday. And, my theory about how this new technology would make it essentially a strip search that I am refusing to go through on my travels. As I noted earlier, this millimeter wave technology requires [...]

On Thursday, January 8, 2009, I posted a blog entry (which you can still find on my site) entitled “Shame on You, Dr. Mads Gilbert” about an allegedly fake videotape aired by CNN and reported by NBC Nightly News about Dr. Gilbert and a fake video about the death of a Palestinian child in the [...]