Category: America Now

With heart disease remaining the top cause of death in the United States, millions of people are getting serious about maintaining their health. Whether through exercise, diet, or other significant lifestyle changes, Americans are increasingly realizing that a poor diet and sedentary lifestyle aren’t conducive to good health. But just what to eat in order […]

Despite President Trump’s warning against doing so, the Chinese government enacted retaliatory tariffs against US imports into the country. Trump’s decision to enact 25% tariffs on Chinese imports, and to expand the tariff regime to all Chinese imports, was not well received by the Chinese government, particularly as the Chinese Vice Premier was in Washington […]

We all know that when push comes to shove, having a gun is better than not having a gun when it comes to stopping a threat. But with many countries enacting strict gun control policies, and even many areas of the United States frowning on the carrying of guns and knives, it can be difficult […]

To many Americans, President Trump’s decision to abandon the nuclear deal with Iran meant the end of the agreement. But what those Americans (and possibly Trump too) don’t understand is that the nuclear agreement was not a bilateral agreement between the US and Iran. It was a multilateral agreement among the United States, UK, France, […]

Even those in the US who urge peaceful relations with China understand that China has some serious problems with its domestic policy. Its rate of incarceration and execution rival that of the US, while its prisons are renowned for forcing inmates into acting as slave laborers. It’s not uncommon for people in the US to […]

One of the many problems with governments getting involved in setting monetary policy is that the conduct of monetary policy necessarily picks winners and losers. Due to the distributional effects of who gets to use the government’s new money first, those who get the new money before prices rise are able to benefit handsomely, while […]

With the United States government finally revoking export waivers that allowed customers of Iranian oil to continue purchasing that oil from Iran, the US is hoping that it will choke off Iran’s lifeline by ending its ability to sell oil. But the US’ decision is facing criticism and opposition from the EU, which like Iran […]

By the 1880s many people had become fed up with the designs of American coinage. Both silver and gold coins had had the same designs since the 1830s, with the exception of the Morgan silver dollar that had been introduced in 1878. The dime, quarter, and half dollar had all used the Liberty Seated design […]

In the aftermath of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe coming to an end, more and more information is coming to light about just what the FBI knew and when. But you’ll be hard pressed to find out much of this information from the mainstream media, which prefers to sit on explosive information so as not […]

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Iron Curtain, the United States has been flooded with a huge amount of military surplus hardware from Eastern Europe. Among that hardware were SKS rifles and AK-47 and AKM parts kits. Those rifles, chambered in 7.62x39mm Soviet, have become a staple for many […]