Note from JWR:

Today is the last day of bidding in the current SurvivalBlog benefit auction for several items (including an EMP-proof antique radio, four books, and a copy of my “Rawles Gets You Ready” preparedness course) that are being auctioned together as a lot:. The auction ends on April 15th. The current high bid is at $425. Just e-mail me your bid. Thanks!




Book Excerpt: Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse

SurvivalBlog reader L.C. recently asked me: “What’s your novel “Patriots” like? Is it like the Jerry Ahern [“The Survivalist”] books?” My novel “Patriots” is hard to describe. It is a fast-paced novel, but it is not at all like Jerry Ahern’s novels. I did my best to weave a lot of practical and tactical information into the storyline. To illustrate, here is an excerpt from one of the later chapters in the novel (titled “Radio Ranch”) that shows the style: Edgar Rhodes had just turned 72 when the Crunch hit. He had lost his wife two years earlier, to cancer. …




Letter Re: U.S. Income Tax and the Galt’s Gulch Retreat Option

James, I am not sure if the majority of SurvivalBlog readers are interested in the following, but I am. It was inspired by your quote of the day for April 13, 2007, by Robert Nozick. Here is a summary of an article at the Tax Foundation’s Summary of Latest Federal Individual Income Tax Data, by Gerald Prante. It discusses the Federal portion of the US income tax burden. As one will see in the following, one productive American family works to support the burden of two American families, 100% of the time. Another productive family pays the bill for ten(!) …




Odds ‘n Sods:

Can you hear the rumble of the implosion? From Foreclosure Radar: California Foreclosure Sales Near $2 Billion in March (15% of all home sales!) Notably, 4,796 homes of the 5,316 homes at the foreclosure sales received no bids. (About 90%.)   o o o SF. in Hawaii flagged this: Scientists predict Southwest mega-drought–Climate models indicate region will be as dry as Dust Bowl for decades    o o o J.M. mentioned that the CMP has some decent prices on surplus .30-06 ammunition. Stock up, because the current ammo shortage is only going to get worse in the next few years! …