Month: January 2021

The House of Representatives has, not surprisingly, decided to impeach President Trump a second time. He thus becomes the first President in history to be impeached twice. Now we have to see whether the Senate takes up his trial before he leaves office, or whether it attempts to try him after he has already left […]

Worries about Big Tech and its censorship have existed for years. Conservatives have been those receiving the brunt of Big Tech’s ire, but as recent events have demonstrated, not even starting alternative platforms is enough to escape Big Tech’s reach. After the events at the Capitol last week, Big Tech is more determined than ever […]

The 9.3x62mm Mauser has been around for over a century, but only in the last 5-10 years has it begun gaining a greater foothold in the United States. The cartridge was originally developed for use by European colonists in Africa, allowing them to use their Mauser rifles to harvest just about any game on the […]

One of the driving issues behind the American Revolution was excessive taxation. Combined with the fact that colonists had no real representation in Parliament, and the fact that British troops in the US cracked down heavily on dissent, and it wasn’t any surprise that revolution occurred. Not long after the US government got up and […]

Photos and videos from the US Capitol building on January 6 show a scene that could only be described as chaotic. Trump supporters, upset at the election results and begging to talk to their elected representatives, swarmed the steps of the Capitol, faced by hundreds of Capitol Police officers. After facing verbal abuse, punches and […]

With the results of the Georgia Senate runoff election in, it appears that Democrats have flipped both Senate seats in the state. That would give the US Senate a 50-50 split, with Vice President Harris breaking ties once she is inaugurated. This was the worst case scenario, but not unexpected given the widespread allegations of […]

It’s always hard to tell when a newly developed cartridge is really going to take off. Some are introduced with a big bang and then slowly fizzle. Others see marginal but not solid adoption. And others are created and ignored for years before finally getting their chance to shine. That latter category encompasses niche cartridges […]

Aside from the astounding violence that occurred during last year’s Antifa and BLM riots, one of the most curious things about them was how mayors and city council members in major cities seemed never to take the threat of violence seriously or to chide the rioters and protesters about the need to follow COVID regulations […]