Author: Paul-Martin Foss

The problem of illegal immigration is a contentious one, and is perhaps the major issue that resulted in President Trump winning office in 2016. Whether you have lost your job due to competition from illegal immigrants, been a victim of a crime committed by illegal immigrants, or just are wary of the social upheaval that […]

The nanny staters in Seattle have passed another law attacking gun owners, this time requiring all gun owners to keep their guns locked up in a container and unloaded. Gun owners who fail to keep their guns locked up face a $500 fine. Owners can be fined up to $1,000 if a “prohibited person” access […]

Now that the Trump administration’s tariffs against Chinese imports have gone into effect, and China has retaliated with its own set of tariffs, the administration is readying tariffs on even more Chinese imports. The new tariffs, which could go into effect in September, would potentially affect at least $200 billion in Chinese imports. In total, […]

President Trump had barely announced his attention to nominate Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court vacancy left by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy before the Democratic spin machine went to work. From protesters in front of the Supreme Court to Senators announcing their readiness to vote against Kavanaugh, the Democratic movement to deny Kavanaugh’s nomination is […]

Credit scores are becoming increasingly important in the world today. Not only will your credit score affect your ability to get a mortgage or an auto loan, but your credit score can also affect how much you pay to start a cell phone plan, hook up to public utilities, and even in some cases be […]

Today we’re looking at an option that’s becoming increasingly popular among shooters and preppers: the battle rifle. Unlike assault rifles, which fire an intermediate size cartridge, battle rifles fire a full-powered rifle round. And in the case of the most popular battle rifles, that’s the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge, or the .308 Winchester. It’s important here […]

Every July 4th Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the document that broke the 13 colonies away from Great Britain and launched the greatest experiment in representative government that the world had ever seen. But 242 years after the Declaration was issued, can Americans still say that they are really free? The […]

While the benefits of drinking enough water every day are well-known, less well-known is that drinking hot or warm water can bring additional benefits that drinking cold water doesn’t. Perhaps you’ve seen runners at the end of a cross country race being given bottles of water or sports drinks. While the average person might expect […]

One of the unfortunate characteristics of many successful businessmen is that they tend to believe that their business acumen gives them some insight into the workings of the economy and offers them knowledge of proper economic policy. In reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Economics and business, while they may inform one another, […]

Economist Robert Shiller, the 2013 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, recently stated that he believed that while the housing market has been overheated since 2012 he doesn’t believe that we’re in the midst of a housing bubble. Shiller is perhaps best known for the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, a series of price […]