One of the more important lessons I’ve learned about survival prep is that oftentimes the best teacher is failure. Surviving a bad experience has a way of focusing the mind. A couple of years ago we lost power in New Hampshire. Becky and I were away that weekend but our kids were staying with my parents […]
Archives for April 2017
Predatory Government Fosters a Kaleidoscope of Sorrows
If you have ever taken Amtrak’s flagship Acela Express along the Northeast corridor, between Washington, D.C. and New York, you’d be hard pressed not to notice the stretches of wasteland—“devastated, abandoned and burned-out America,” as Francis Menton calls it. Some of this wasteland is in Newark, some in Trenton, much in North Philly, some in […]
A Surprising Innovation in One of the World’s Oldest Sciences
New breakthroughs in the world’s oldest science–farming–are rare. Most recent “innovations” have been of the toxic pesticides, fungicides and herbicides variety. But a young man named Cam MacKugler has created a great new product that makes gardeners’ lives much easier. MacKugler is the inventor of Seedsheets. The product is a garden kit that employs weed-blocking fabric […]
Tesla’s New Hope for Survivalists and Independence Seekers
On Monday, investors valued Tesla higher than America’s most venerated car company, Ford, for the first time ever. Driving Tesla’s market capitalization higher were expectations for the company’s automotive unit, but in the background, CEO Elon Musk is creating a bright future for survivalists and independence seekers alike. Tim Higgins wrote in The Wall Street […]
Susan Rice: “Leaked Nothing to Nobody”
Susan Rice in an MSNBC safe zone claims she “leaked nothing to nobody, and never have”. If that is the case then why the resistance to testify before Congress? Who did she unmask? The Wall Street Journal asks why Rice, a White House official, was using intelligence tools normally confined to intelligence analysts: Ms. Rice […]
Hard Truths on ObamaCare—It’s Not a Popularity Contest
As some Republicans promise to go back to the drawing board to draft a new replacement and repeal bill for ObamaCare and others threaten to let the Affordable Care Act crash and burn, there are some hard truths to keep in mind, suggests Michael D. Tanner, senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Health care is […]
The Entitlement Titanic Has Already Hit the Iceberg
At International Liberty, Dan Mitchell lays out six charts from the CBO that make the case that America’s entitlement programs are the Titanic, after it hit the iceberg, but people are still getting on board. Even though they know the ship is going down, they’re more interested in the promise of fancy buffets and free […]
U.S. Navy Accelerating Efforts to Put 150kW Lasers on Ships
At the 2017 Directed Energy Summit held in Washington D.C. on March 29 and 30, Admiral John Richardson talked about U.S. Navy efforts to accelerate the installation of a 150 KW laser weapon system aboard destroyers, cruisers, and maybe even aircraft carriers. Laser technology has been gaining momentum with advancements in electrical power sources and […]
Unmasking the Unmasker: Susan Rice and a History of Evasion and Deceit
In what has become a bombshell scoop, Eli Lake has reported on Bloomberg that it was former National Security Adviser Susan Rice who prompted the unmasking of Trump campaign and transition team members in reports on electronic eavesdropping of foreign nationals. Lake writes of how Rice’s actions were discovered: The pattern of Rice’s requests was discovered […]
Nigel Farage: Donald Trump’s Favorite Brit
One of the most visible differences so far between President Trump and his predecessor is that Donald Trump talks to a lot of people. He’s constantly hosting business leaders in the White House, listening to their concerns and asking questions. Trump also likes to get on the road and hold rallies similar to those that […]
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