Author: Paul-Martin Foss

When we think of corporate welfare we often think of handouts from the government to industry. The bailouts in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis were one particularly egregious type of corporate welfare, as were the government takeovers of Chrysler in the 1980s and General Motors during the last recession. But not all corporate […]

Guatemalan immigrants have been turning up at remote sections of the US Border in droves in recent weeks, a new trend that is worrying officials who are unsure how to respond. It’s particularly unclear if this indicates a new trend or if it just a temporary change due to the large migrant caravans originating from […]

The slow motion banning of bump stocks is finally upon us. While many gun owners had hoped that the Justice Department would slow down or forget about President Trump’s order to ban bump stocks, the lawyers at DOJ obediently twisted their logic into pretzels in order to ban the devices. The final rule, signed by […]

Fermented foods have been growing in popularity in recent years, driven by a desire on the part of most people to eat healthier and rediscover healthy foods our ancestors ate that were gradually driven out of the commercial market. And not only are these foods healthy for you, they’re also in many cases easy to […]

The problem that occurs anytime one party loses control of the House of Representatives is that the party swept into power believes that its wins signal support for its mandate rather than repudiation of the opposition. That was the case the last time Democrats controlled Congress, when they passed Obamacare, Dodd-Frank, and other atrocious legislation. […]

Sleep deprivation afflicts many millions of Americans. To some people being able to “function” on only 3-4 hours of sleep a night is seen as a badge of honor. But the effects of getting so little sleep can be quite harmful not just in the short run but also in the long run. Most experts […]

In a worrying sign that credit markets are slowing down, December is shaping up to be the first month without a junk bond sale since the Lehman Brothers crash in 2008. Through the first half of the month no company has yet borrowed money on the high-yield corporate debt market. Credit crises always begin on […]

In another development that increasingly makes the Mueller Russia probe look like a biased witch hunt, it has come to light that staff on the Mueller probe scrubbed the smartphone of embattled former FBI agent Peter Strzok. Strzok, who was fired in August, was the lead FBI agent into the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email […]

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. […]