Author: Paul-Martin Foss

The FDA recently announced a voluntary recall of several heart medications that included the drug valsartan. Valsartan is a common drug used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart failure. It was just discovered that the drug has been tainted with an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). NDMA is considered to be a probable carcinogen, especially […]

Sage, salvia officinalis, is a perennial plant that belongs to the mint family and has a longstanding use as a culinary and medicinal herb. Sage is easily grown from cuttings taken from existing plants, can grow to 2 feet high or more, and can easily take over a large corner of a garden if allowed […]

In the aftermath of President Trump’s summit with Russian President Putin, the media were filled with almost universal condemnation of Trump’s actions. Chief among the condemnations was outrage over Trump’s comments about US intelligence agencies and their findings with regard to Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. In the eyes of the media, Trump threw […]

Both the mainstream media and social media have been awash with descriptions of President Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin as “treason.” But as Inigo Montoya said, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” The US Constitution is very clear as to what treason […]

One of the first guns that many people buy is also one of the most versatile: the shotgun. With a shotgun you can hunt anything from squirrels to rabbits to ducks to deer. Perhaps no other type of firearm is as iconically American as the pump-action shotgun. And perhaps no other pump shotgun has become […]

President Trump’s decision to enact tariffs on Chinese goods has initiated a trade war that will be very difficult to stop. China placed tariffs on US goods in retaliation, and in response Trump has vowed to place even more tariffs on Chinese goods. The trade dispute may get so heated that every good imported from […]

In a victory for the Second Amendment, Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation have reached a settlement with the Justice Department that will allow the company to publish designs of 3D-printed guns online. Most firearms owners don’t realize it, but the firearms industry is subject to a great deal more restrictions than just the […]

Chicago exploded in protests again this weekend after yet another police killing of a black man. Harith Augustus, a 37-year-old barber, was shot and killed by police after they attempted to detain him. But while the conversation surrounding his death focuses on issues of race, that’s not really the primary factor involved in his killing. […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently stated that he would sue the Supreme Court if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned. How exactly he plans to do that is unclear, since the Supreme Court is the arbiter of suits filed against the United States and therefore can’t itself be sued. But Cuomo’s statement encapsulates […]

We hear it all the time: America is divided like never before. Democrats vs. Republicans, liberals vs. conservatives, whites vs. blacks, everyone it opposed to everyone else and no one is willing to seek common ground. In reality, the division isn’t quite that bad, nor is it worse than it has been in the past. […]