Originally posted December 20, 2016. The way out for America is shown by the powerful movement labeled “resilient communities“ described here in theamericanconservative.com. Through the modern age, communities have found themselves increasingly looking to the outside world for their needs. This began with security. As the state rose and asserted a monopoly on armed violence, […]
How We Are Different
Beggar websites, I call them. Beggar websites constantly hound readers for donations or bombard them with pop up ads, effectively killing the website’s value. No longer do I go to many previously valuable intel sites. Why? Because the torrent of popups utterly kills the viewing experience. At richardcyoung.com, there are no popup ads. Debbie and […]
Happy Independence Day
In a 3 July 1776, Founding Father John Adams wrote a letter to his wife, Abigail: “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be […]
The Truth about U.S. Detention Centers
Contrary to what anyone listening to or reading mainstream media would believe, Custom and Border Protection (CBP) detention centers are not operating any differently today than they were during the Obama administration. What is different from the Obama years is that these centers are now more overcrowded and undermanned, causing problems at some of the […]
Red Line for War? Iran Blows Through Enrichment Limits
Scott Ritter of The American Conservative writes (abridged): The International Atomic Energy Agency announced this week that Iran has exceeded the amount of low-enriched uranium permitted under the nuclear agreement—the one President Donald Trump withdrew from, but which our coalition partners are committed to keeping. While Iran defends its actions by noting it is simply responding in […]
Progressive Liberalism Has Dragged America near Ruination
Originally posted November 17, 2016. What just happened in America? Down here in Key West, over 40 causeways and 135 miles from Miami, faces are long and shock is the pivotal word of the day as the literary crowd attempts to regroup with the recognition that the hated Donald Trump will now be calling the […]
SCADA Vulnerable to Cyber Attack and EMPs
Originally posted May 25, 2012. Have you heard the term SCADA? An event affecting SCADA—Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems—is potentially one of the worst threats America faces. The EMP Commission Report referred to SCADA as “critical elements in every aspect of every critical infrastructure in the Nation.” The commission highlighted SCADA as vulnerable to […]
America’s States Rights Revolution
Originally posted on April 15, 2015. Constitutional Convention of 1787. Dramatically slashing the Washington bureaucracy and turning vast powers over to the states is the only way to dig America out of the hole we are in today. The original Articles of Confederation laid out the Founder’s framework for a decentralized states rights form of […]
Here is How Lawn Signs Forecasted the Trump Victory
In the days before Election 2016 Debbie and I drove down the eastern seaboard surveying the support, or lack thereof, for the candidates for president. We made this trip a number of times throughout the campaign, but our final journey coincided perfectly with the last week of the race. (Read our final five posts on […]
Switzerland: The Drawbacks of Wealth Taxation
Originally posted on July 18, 2016. Researchers studying the effects of wealth taxation in Switzerland have found that, rather than quelling inequality, the taxes are costly to the economy and generate little revenue with respect to their negative impacts. The Tax Foundation’s Alex Durante writes: Many countries in the OECD impose estate or inheritance taxes, […]
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