Today’s graphic: Which Counties are the least diverse (most homogeneous)? Graphic courtesy of Reddit, based on U.S. Census Bureau data. The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.
“It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.” – Samuel Adams
Vincent Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands. He died on July 29, 1890, two days after shooting himself in the chest. — Please pray for the earthquake victims in Myanmar and Thailand. The massive quake measured 7.7 on the Richter scale, and was felt as far away as India. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present the final entry for Round 117 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, …
Some of the recent rough weather in March spawned a lot of high winds and tornadoes. After seeing some of the stories in the media, a buddy and I decided to pack up our chain saws and take a little road trip. It was o’ dark thirty and we were in pretty jolly spirits as we pulled out of the driveway. We were drinking coffee from thermoses like the coffee gods intended, not from those newfangled insulated travel mugs. Spring was springing, the pastures were greening up, the peach trees were just starting to flower, and the bees were so …
The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Single Gals: If You Really Want To Find a Husband… Then Do Some Addition and Wear a More Sexy Number Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.
“Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in …
Today is the birthday of comedian Eric Idle, in 1943. From the Infogalactic Wiki: “He was a member of the British comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles. Idle studied English at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and joined Cambridge University Footlights. He has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Tony Awards. Idle reached stardom in the 1970s when he co-created and acted in the Python sketch comedy series Flying Circus (1969–1974) and the films Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian, (1979) and The Meaning of Life (1983) with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry …
The following is just a brief summary of some legal terminology. A serious legal scholar would do a deep dive and end up with a 50,000-word treatise. But that is not my intent here, so I will keep it brief: One book that I’ve often referred to over the years is Black’s Law Dictionary. Mine is a 6th Edition, printed in 1991. I also have an e-book copy of the classic Bouvier’s Law Dictionary from 1856. It is interesting to see how some definitions of terms have morphed, over time. People often use the terms Freedom and Liberty synonymously. However, …
“And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto …
On March 28, 1566, the foundation stone was laid for the new city of La Valletta in Malta by Knights Hospitaller Grand Master Jean de Valette. — March 28, 1774: Britain passed the Coercive Act against Massachusetts. — Just three days left! We are continuing our big one-week sale at Elk Creek Company. We’ve put all of our pre-1899 Mauser and Carcano sporters as well as all of our Pietta percussion revolvers on sale. This sale will end on Monday, March 31st. Also, take note that I’ve boosted our pre-1965 silver divisor to 25.1 times face value, if you’d like …
Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, a closer look at the volatile precious metals markets. Pictured above is the Chicago Board of Trade, pre-2015. About 90% of the open outcry “pit” trading has since migrated to office computer screens. Precious Metals: On March 21st, I had a consulting client ask me about the spot silver market. He asked if I thought …
“The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money.” – Alexis de Tocqueville
On March 27, 1351: The Battle of the Thirty: 30 English and 30 Breton knights and squires squared off using swords, maces, lances, and daggers. It was considered one of the most chivalrous battles in history — March 27,1855: Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner patented kerosene. — And on March 27, 1964, Radio Caroline, the first true Pirate Radio station, began broadcasting in England. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 117 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% …
SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, we look at the Western European Defense Surge. The European Union’s $11 Trillion Defense Plan Reader Tim M. sent this: EU slams the door on US in colossal …
“The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.” – Senator Ted Cruz
