Day: July 9, 2011

Aloha er…Thomas… We have contrarian views regarding precious metals, but they are not that far apart. I simply want people to understand clearly that in an agrarian society, silver and gold are place-holders. They do not constitute wealth in and of themselves. They are merely a compact method of enabling trade. ‘Wealth’ depends on abundance. […]

Clint Smith, Director of Thunder Ranch, a firearms training facility in Arizona, is part drill instructor, and part standup comic. Here are a few of his observations on tactics, firearms, self defense, and life as we know it in the civilized world: The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win, and cheat if […]

If anyone can explain to me how this doesn’t happen, I want to know. This is not the retirement plan I had in mind. Get that operation you have been putting off, put in a food garden. Learn how to grow food and sterilize water. I think it began yesterday. It will start rolling slowly […]

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