The Mandarinate: The 3rd-Party That Isn’t On The US Election Ticket

Authored by Amir Taheri via The Gatestone Institute, Barring another surprise “event,” the coming US presidential showdown is likely to be a duel between former President Donald Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris. That duel, if it goes through, will include a number of new features. Harris is only the second woman to reach the lastContinue reading “The Mandarinate: The 3rd-Party That Isn’t On The US Election Ticket”

Eric Johnson

You may not have ever heard the name Eric Johnson before, but it is a name many old timer match shooters and appreciators of fine rimfire rifles would know. A custom barrel maker of high regard. Famous for his ability to make rim fire barrels that seemed to be magical. The “Eric Johnson 5 StarContinue reading “Eric Johnson”

Surveillance Capitalism And PsyWar

Authored by Robert Malone, Surveillance capitalism is a novel economic system that has emerged in the digital era. It is characterized by the unilateral claim of private human experience as free raw material for translation into behavioral data. In this version of capitalism, predicting and influencing behavior (political and economic) rather than producing goods and services isContinue reading “Surveillance Capitalism And PsyWar”

Taurus 1911 Commander

My Brother pick up a Taurus 1911 Commander and brought it by today. The gun has most of the things that factory 1911s come with these days. Action was really gritty and tight at first. So tight I was surprised. After about 50 rounds it loosened up quite a bit. Sights are a sort ofContinue reading “Taurus 1911 Commander”

Whatever Happened to Ruger’s Semi-Automatic Shotgun Designs?

Starting in September 2013, Ruger began filing a flurry of patent applications for a pair of semi-automatic shotgun designs. Designers included Chief Design Engineer Dwight Potter, Chief Engineer Scott Warburton, Chief Engineer Bruce Rozum, Product Design Engineer Jason Pittman, Manufacturing Engineer Benjamin G. Hawkins, and Michael R. Tilton. Potter was hired from Browning, Rozum wasContinue reading “Whatever Happened to Ruger’s Semi-Automatic Shotgun Designs?”

The Percentage Of Americans That Worry They Won’t Be Able To Pay Their Bills Is Higher Than It Was During The Great Recession

Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse, Do you remember how painful the Great Recession was?  2008 and the years immediately following were definitely a very dark chapter in our history, but a new study has actually found that the percentage of Americans that worry they won’t be able to pay their bills isContinue reading “The Percentage Of Americans That Worry They Won’t Be Able To Pay Their Bills Is Higher Than It Was During The Great Recession”