Month: December 2018

No mention of survival firearms would be complete without mentioning the Browning Hi-Power pistol, the first high-capacity 9mm pistol. The Hi-Power was originally designed in response to a French military request for a new pistol that had a magazine capacity of at least 10 rounds. Belgian company Fabrique Nationale commissioned John Moses Browning to design […]

For decades leftists have been at the forefront of the free speech movement. Through the ACLU and other organizations, the left has fought for an expansive interpretation of the First Amendment (for personal speech at least, not commercial speech). Nothing has been deemed too controversial or too obscene to be covered by the First Amendment. […]

In times of economic crisis investors of all stripes flee to the safe haven offered by precious metals. During the 2008 financial crisis stock markets lost more than 50% of their value while gold gained more than 25% in value. With stock markets today looking like they’re going to lose value in the future and […]

Those who dedicated their professional careers to countering the Soviet threat were sorely disappointed at the end of the Cold War. Their entire life up to that point had been dedicated to studying the Soviet Union and countering its influence. The breakup of the Soviet Union and the loss of such a major enemy now […]

Those who dedicated their professional careers to countering the Soviet threat were sorely disappointed at the end of the Cold War. Their entire life up to that point had been dedicated to studying the Soviet Union and countering its influence. The breakup of the Soviet Union and the loss of such a major enemy now […]

As if California weren’t already an expensive place to live, the California government is coming up with yet another way to tax its residents. It has proposed levying a tax on text messages, seeing an opportunity to gain additional tax revenue. The proposal has of course been met with laughter and derision, but that may […]

As if California weren’t already an expensive place to live, the California government is coming up with yet another way to tax its residents. It has proposed levying a tax on text messages, seeing an opportunity to gain additional tax revenue. The proposal has of course been met with laughter and derision, but that may […]