Note from JWR:
On another Sunday, exactly 67 years ago, the lives of millions of Americans changed drastically. The citizenry rose to the occasion, and vanquished some mighty foes. I hope and pray that we have the collective will to do so again.
On another Sunday, exactly 67 years ago, the lives of millions of Americans changed drastically. The citizenry rose to the occasion, and vanquished some mighty foes. I hope and pray that we have the collective will to do so again.
Greetings! In response to Heather M., I think your Old Testament examples are excellent, but there are numerous New Testament examples as well, with the best being St. Paul’s admonition in II Thessalonians 3: 6-15 “In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the …
Jim: I concur with your recommendation for a .45 ACP, and the Glock in particular. The Glock 21/30 family is also well-equipped to handle either the .45 Super, or Triton’s .450 SMC, with just the simple addition of a heavier recoil spring and rod. (In the 21-23 lb range.) A Glock set up with this heavier spring is also still able to shoot standard .45ACPs all day long. While not sanctioned by Glock, myself and many, many others have shot a huge number of these rounds downrange in our G21s and G30s without so much as a hiccup. The [discussion …
John B. pointed us to an interesting article in Slate on the effects of inflation in Argentina: Coins more valuable than bills. This ties in with my advice starting in 2007 on buying up rolls of US nickels . This is just one of several tangibles strategies to get prepared for the incipient mass inflation in the United States. o o o New ID Scanners at Borders Raise Privacy Alarm. These RFID scanners can be overcome by an expensive commercially-made wallet, or by something a simple as a few wraps of aluminum foil. Speaking of privacy, nearly a dozen …
“Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at [the Pearl Harbor US Navy Base] officers’ mess are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for that little interval there between 1941 and 1945.” – William Manchester