Category: America Now

If there’s anything the Russiagate hubbub has taught us, it’s that those who are politically connected can just about get away with murder, while those who rankle the establishment will have the book thrown at them. There’s no evidence at all that President Trump or his campaign colluded with Russians in 2016, yet the entire […]

One of the many reasons American industry is going down the tubes is the fact that American business leaders no longer see making money by serving customer needs as their primary goal. More and more they see themselves as politicians, attempting to curry favor with government officials, the media, and the general public. They’ll fall […]

With more and more Americans each year being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers continue to look both for the causes of Alzheimer’s as well as for a cure. An increasing amount of research is pointing to the buildup of plaque in the brain as one of the possible causes of Alzheimer’s disease. But how do […]

According to a recent report from the Department of Agriculture, farmers in the US were unable to plant crops on more than 19 million acres of farmland this year. That’s the highest amount of unplanted land since data began to be kept in 2007, and it’s nearly 10 times as much unplanted land as at […]

According to the US Census Bureau, about 80 percent of the US population lives in urban areas. That means that many bits of prepping and survival advice that might make sense for those living in rural settings or those with large amounts of land may not hold for urban dwellers. Particularly for those living in […]

One of the more galling aspects of leftist hypocrisy today is the disparate treatment afforded to Hillary Clinton. While the mainstream media continues to beat the drums for impeachment of President Trump and continues to push the increasingly discredited narrative of Russian collusion, Clinton gets a pass for her actions as Secretary of State. Her […]

Austria has a long history of producing silver coinage, and was one of the last countries in Europe to adopt the gold standard, only moving to gold in 1892. The Austrian Maria Theresa thaler was for centuries a vitally important silver trade coin. And the Austrian Mint has been a major producer of investment coinage […]

It’s the longest-serving centerfire rifle cartridge in active military service today, and has been used both by Soviet and American forces in the past. Its design hearkens back to the earliest days of smokeless powder cartridges, yet this classic design just keeps on plugging along. What is it? The Russian 7.62x54R cartridge. The 7.62x54R cartridge […]

The scandals keep on coming for Facebook. The embattled firm continues to admit to violations of user privacy, in the newest case recording and transcribing user conversations. Many people joke that Facebook must be recording their conversations, as they often see ads on Facebook for goods or services that they just recently spoke about with […]

For the many years that the US and Western powers have been involved in fighting in Syria, Turkey has played an important role as a partner. Close communication and cooperation has kept Turkish troops operating in their own spheres, minimizing the chances of potential fratricide between Turkish and American forces. But now that US-Turkish relations […]