Category: America Now

It seems that the more research is done into Alzheimer’s disease, the more prevalent the disease seems to become. Currently affecting 5.7 million Americans, more than 14 million Americans are expected to suffer from the disease by 2050. Alzheimer’s is characterized by its debilitating effects on memory, causing those suffering from the disease to slowly […]

Even though the total number of border crossings by illegal immigrants has been decreasing during President Trump’s tenure, it seems that those who continue crossing the border are beginning to do so in ever larger groups. The focus on immigration in recent months has been on the caravans of immigrants making their way to the […]

No one expects disaster to strike but we all need to be prepared for it. If you’re out hiking in the back country and suffer an injury that restricts your mobility, or if you’re backpacking and run into a surprise bout of inclement weather, you may find yourself in need of some temporary shelter to […]

The past week has seen two egregious examples of “journalism” that have made it clear that anything you read in the news or on the internet should be examined critically. First came a Buzzfeed article that alleged that President Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a Trump real estate […]

With the Chinese government injecting record amounts of liquidity into the banking system last week there is widespread speculation that the Chinese economy is not doing too well. Those liquidity injections follow a rate cut that was an attempt to boost economic activity. Trade data from December showed that Chinese exports in December fell 4.4% […]

In a shocking twist to the investigation into alleged Trump campaign collusion with Russia, it has come to light that senior officials at the Department of Justice and FBI were warned that the infamous Steele dossier was linked to the Clinton campaign and was likely biased. The dossier, which was produced by Christopher Steele, a […]

The Peace Dollar is another iconic American coin, the successor to the Morgan Dollar and the last circulating American silver dollar. First minted in 1921, the Peace Dollar was minted until 1928, again in 1934 and 1935, and finally in 1965, although those last 1964-dated coins were never issued and were believed all to have […]

It’s no secret that technology firms are the darlings of Wall Street. With enormous stock valuations, tech stocks have been one of the major drivers in stock market performance over the past several years. Given that importance, it’s understandable that tech firms are beginning to take the security of their senior executives a little more […]

In a survival situation a .22 rifle can be one of the most important firearms in your battery. Ammunition is cheap to stock up on and readily available, and the .22 cartridge can take game from small birds and squirrels up to deer (although it’s illegal to hunt deer with a .22 in many states.) […]

Even though the federal government is shut down, taxpayers are still on the hook to pay their taxes. Whether that’s paying estimated quarterly taxes or having taxes taken out of their paychecks, the federal leviathan isn’t shut down enough to stop taking other people’s money. But the big question most taxpayers had was whether or […]