Ben Bernanke’s low interest rates haven’t made life any easier for first-time home buyers. It’s almost impossible for this group to get a mortgage, never mind trying to compete with the well healed private equity guys. Cash is king in bidding wars and Wall Street has plenty of cash thanks to Bernanke & Co.’s free […]
Wrong Turn: America’s Deadly Embrace of Counterinsurgency
What a great book by Army Colonel Gian Gentile. Here in The Myth of the Better War, Cato Institute’s Christopher Preble gives perspective on Colonel Gentile’s new and controversial book, Wrong Turn, on the failure of counterinsurgency (COIN) warfare. Next month, I’ll have a chance to speak with Chris in person regarding Gian Gentile’s breakthrough […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #1
It’s that time; today is the final installment of the Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials. So far you have purchased the gear necessary to escape the city limits, collect your family members, ascend the mountain to your retreat and make it livable and fortified once you’re there. Only one major element remains necessary to your […]
Florida—a Good Place to Live and a Great Place to Die
Using data from Travis H. Brown, National Review’s Kevin D. Williamson explains to readers that Florida’s “lack of a personal income tax is attractive, and so is its lack of an estate tax. By way of contrast, Minnesota imposes a significant estate tax, one that is more rapacious than the federal levy: Whereas the federal […]
Merck Animal Health Announces Plans to Suspend Sales of Zilmax Feed Additive
Among the leaders in pressuring Merck has been Temple Grandin, a world-renowned expert on how cattle react to their environment. Grandin has redesigned slaughterhouses to make them more humane. Here Dan Charles, writing at npr.com, tells readers… Two weeks ago, at a meeting held by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, he presented data showing that […]
Have You Forgotten 2008?
As you chart your investment course it’s crucial that you position yourself to be able to live to fight another day. With the Fed’s zero percent interest rate policy it’s easy to forget the importance of bonds in your portfolio. And with the end of 2013 in sight, mutual fund companies are licking their chops […]
Florida’s Gov. Finally Digs in Against Obamacare
Florida’s Governor Rick Scott has finally dug in his heels in opposition to the economic killer, Obamacare. Here NPR’s Gregg Allen explains the governor’s opposition. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced recently that the federal government is awarding some $67 million in grants to help health care groups around the country set up […]
Solar Storm Fired Directly at Earth Could Cause Geomagnetic Storm
The sun erupted on Tuesday afternoon at 1:24PM EDT sending a solar storm hurtling towards Earth at an estimated 2 million miles per hour. In the past, storms of this magnitude have caused mild geometric storms. NASA is warning that these magnetic storms could impact electronics and communication satellites. The storm is expected to take […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #2
Yesterday I recommended that you buy the Orvis Helios 7-weight 9′ Fly Rod in order to add protein rich fresh fish to your diet in a long-term disaster situation. But who’s protecting your bug-out basecamp when you head down to the river to cast a line? The aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy proved that […]
Killing an Economy Obama Style
Poor ol’ you if you and your family were on Martha’s Vineyard this summer when the Obama horde hit town like an invasion of Huns. The locals were bullied and pushed around like a pack of street vagrants. Even the elite liberal poobahs who populate the Vineyard in the summer got their noses shoved into […]