Category: America Now

While flu season generally peaks between December and February, it can last as late as May. And given how wacky the weather has been in certain areas of the country, there are probably millions of people still at risk of developing the flu. While most people can weather the flu on their own, or get […]

Professional sports teams are increasingly having to deal with the prospect of declining attendance. After years of growth, expanding leagues, and full ballparks and stadiums, the number of people attending professional sporting events at the highest levels is beginning to fall off. Is that indicative of a cultural trend, or are there other reasons for […]

Recent weeks have seen an unusual and highly public airing of dirty laundry from the National Rifle Association (NRA). While staunch supporters of the Second Amendment have known for decades that the NRA isn’t really a principled defender of the right to bear arms, that realization is only slowly beginning to trickle out to the […]

If you’re looking into growing your own food, one of the issues you’ll have to deal with is how to store that food. Without proper storage, all the food you grow will just go to waste. Thankfully there are a number of vegetables that will store for long periods of time without much effort and […]

When you read about the details of the worst mass shootings in history, one thing stands out: there was no one there to react to take down the shooter. On the flip side, one thing stands out about mass shootings that are stopped before they can get too bloody: someone reacted to stop the shooter. […]

President Trump and Congressional Democrats recently came to an agreement to pursue funding for a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. The plan is supposed to improve the country’s roads, highways, railroads, and broadband internet access. But is this taxpayer-funded plan really necessary? And will it provide the benefits that its creators say it will? The problem […]

Most people under retirement age never experienced the days of circulating silver coinage. And even those old enough to remember them never got to experience them as adults, as base metal coinage swiftly replaced silver coins in 1965. But many older Americans remember the days of being able to find Walking Liberty half dollars in […]

Did you know that you may be eligible to file your income taxes online for free? If you make less than $66,000 a year you can take advantage of the services of the Free File Alliance, a consortium of companies including Intuit (TurboTax) and H&R Block that offers taxpayers the ability to use privately-created tax […]

Now that Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged Russian election meddling has been completed, President Trump has promised to declassify much of the information that resulted in his campaign being put in the government’s crosshairs to begin with. Trump had threatened to declassify much of that information last year but held off at the request of […]

While the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge was intended to replace the .30-06 Springfield as the standard American service cartridge, it didn’t even last a decade before being replaced by the 5.56x45mm cartridge. While that might have spelled the end for lesser cartridges, the 7.62x51mm/.308 Winchester has hung on to remain one of the most popular rifle […]