May 31st, 1895 was the birthday of George R. Stewart. Prior to his death on August 22, 1980, he was a novelist, university professor, and toponymist. In the preparedness community, he is best remembered as the author of the classic post-pandemic novel Earth Abides.
Dear Readers, This is a Compact I wrote for a ficticious people in a ficticious land and at a time of world calamity. It is not based upon any Constitution of political significance of today, unless otherwise noted. I’m anxious to obtain feedback. If you were going to ratify this, what changes would be needed from your perspective? I will also not have time to reply to feedback but will gather all into account. Of course, if the balloon goes up today, this might come in handy real soon. Thanks and God Bless! – X. Liberal PREAMBLE We, the peoples of …
Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers: Books: The Collapse of Complex Societies America’s Financial Reckoning Day: How you can survive America’s monetary and political decline in the 21st Century Note: This title is also available as a Kindle e-book. (Everyone should own a Kindle Fire Tablet.) Movies: Unbranded. An amazing documentary about four new Texas A&M graduates who go on a grand adventure. They adopt a string of 16 wild mustangs from the BLM, green break them, and then immediately ride them from the Mexican border to the Canadian …
Here are the latest news items and commentary on economics and investing. We cover market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. Today we focus on investment guns. And most of these items reflect the quirky “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor): Precious Metals: First, over at Gold-Eagle: Gold price rises as Asian stocks, dollar slip after oil slump o o o And I found this tantalizing prediction over at Kitco: Gold To Move Closer To $1,300 This Week – TD Securities Commodities Economics: Moving …
“Forthwith flashes of actual flame, a bright glare leaping from one to another, sprang from the scattered group of men. It was as if some invisible jet impinged upon them and flashed into white flame. It was as if each man were suddenly and momentarily turned to fire. Then, by the light of their own destruction, I saw them staggering and falling, and their supporters turning to run. I stood staring, not as yet realising that this was death leaping from man to man in that little distant crowd. All I felt was that it was something very strange. An …
