Category: America Now

One might find it hard to believe that fast food workers could ever make six-figure salaries, but that may be the case for some pretty soon. Taco Bell has announced that it is testing $100,000 salaries for some managers in its corporate-owned stores. The chain is also offering all employees in its corporate-owned stores paid […]

In the aftermath of last November’s elections in Virginia, Democrats took control of the state legislature for the first time in two decades. They promised to remake Virginia, and boy are they trying. These aren’t your father’s Southern Democrats – many of them are transplants from the North, bringing their New England prohibitionist mindset with […]

With the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, the Middle East has been thrown into even more turmoil. While the Middle East has never been a peaceful place, the recent uptick in attacks both by and against US forces has been ominous. Particularly worrying was the attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, which penetrated […]

By now everyone has heard the news of the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. The general, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, was killed in a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport on January 3. And his death, the US’ first targeted assassination of a country’s military leader since Admiral Yamamoto during World War […]

The .270 Winchester is one of the most popular hunting cartridges in the United States, which isn’t surprising given that it’s been around for nearly a century. Like the .30-06 Springfield and .280 Remington, the .270 Winchester was formed from the .30-03 Springfield parent case. And while arguably better cartridges exist, thanks to its longevity […]

While most people were enjoying the Christmas and New Year’s holidays and cherishing their time away from work, others were hard at work. Among them was former Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. The former auto executive, who had been under house arrest in Japan while facing charges of financial misconduct, reportedly hosted a concert […]

Man can survive for weeks without food, but only days without water. When you’re out in the wild and you run out of water, you’ll have to find water for yourself. But chances are any water you find will be dirty and cloudy, or infected with bacteria and viruses. If you know how to set […]

One of the common refrains among many of the Democratic Presidential candidates this year is that the United States needs Medicare for all. According to Democrats, the problems with the US healthcare system are so great that only further government intervention into healthcare can fix it. Liberals in the US like to point to the […]

It’s perhaps every person’s greatest fear: getting senselessly gunned down on a Sunday morning at church. While Americans don’t have to deal with that scenario to the same extent that Christians in, say, Iraq or Syria do, it’s still something that can and does happen from time to time. Shootings in churches often result in […]

The overall amount of money owed by Americans on their student loans has more than doubled over the past decade, from $772 billion to $1.6 trillion. While student loans have always existed, and many Americans have benefited from taking out loans to finance their studies, the extent of that borrowing has never been greater. More […]