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The National Anxiety Center was founded in 1990 by Alan Caruba, a veteran business and science writer, as well as Public Relations Counselor. The original purpose was to debunk the many claims made by environmental and consumer organizations that were engaged in deliberately false, media-driven scare campaigns. Since purposefully raising fear and anxiety over various issues is the main weapon used by various special interest groups, the Center was named for this practice and exists to refute it. It was apparent that decades of having been told the Earth was doomed due to global warming, that the nation’s forests were disappearing, that there was no place to put the garbage, that virtually every species was endangered, that drilling for oil or natural gas, or mining coal and other minerals was a danger, and that just about anything you ate, drank or breathed could kill you, an entire generation of Americans had fallen prey to these deceptions. Through the Center, Caruba responded with articles and news releases based on scientific data. Out of this early effort came the realization that the environmental movement—the Greens—had a political agenda that was international in scope. That it was, in fact, based on failed socialist economic theory and sought to impose a world government directed by the United Nations. It became obvious, as well, that the United Nations, through its Environmental Programme, was directing the many efforts to cripple the economies of capitalist nations by restricting their access to their own and other natural resources. This was further supported by programs that were intended to restrict land use, attacking rancher’s grazing rights or the construction of any new housing or other facilities. Many of these programs are an attack on property rights, the keystone of capitalism. Legislation such as the Endangered Species Act, the vast matrix of U.S. environmental laws, and through a myriad of international treaties, protocols, and conferences everything that can be done to slow or stop development of any kind has been undertaken. Efforts to leave millions vulnerable to diseases can be seen in the U.S. and U.N. attacks on the use of pesticides such as DDT. This has contributed directly to the needless deaths of millions from Malaria and other insect and rodent-borne diseases. The World Health Organization, after three decades, has called for the use of DDT to fight Malaria. The attacks on genetically modified food crops are yet another way to reduce the provision of vital grains and other food sources. Caruba has become a popular guest on radio and television, and the Center receives media coverage throughout the year. He is available for speaking engagements. By the mid-1990s the Center had its own Internet site and, via Caruba’s weekly column, "Warning Signs", his views have become more widely disseminated. Today, the column is widely excerpted on leading conservative news and opinion Internet sites as well as many other sites serving the interests of farmers, ranchers, and a wide variety of industries. This Internet site routinely receives many "hits" each month and, through the publication his column, Caruba’s message reaches out to several million daily visitors to the Internet. Today, the Center also offers information and commentary on international and national affairs, most notably the Islamic Jihad that has attacked this nation and others. Other topics, such as education, immigration, and energy, are also addressed. The Center is highly dependent on donations to cover to the cost of operations. It continues to rely on highly motivated individuals who donate to the Center and is partially funded by the sale of two recent books by Caruba, "Right Answers: Separating Fact from Fiction" (2006) and, previously, "Warning Signs" (2003), both published by Merril Press. The Center operates under the aegis of The Caruba Organization (28 West Third St., Apt. 1321, South Orange, NJ 07079). Donations in the form of checks must be made to The Caruba Organization as the Center is not intended to be a profit center. All donations are allocated to the maintenance of this Internet site and other activities of the Center.
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