The question of whether mountain lions should be considered an endangered species in California has been an open debate since 2019. Now, after years of scientific study and back and forth, the matter is resolved. On Feb. 12, the state’s Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to list mountain lions in the Central Coast and Southern part of the state as endangered. The Petition The issue began in 2019 when the Center for Biological Diversity and Mountain Lion Foundation first petitioned the state to list the animal under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The nonprofits cited multiple threats to…

I’ve never been one to make a big deal out of Valentine’s Day, but I can think of about a million things more romantic than going out and protesting ICE with my sweetheart. I can’t imagine that an anti-ICE protest in downtown Indianapolis on Valentine’s Day is going to draw a huge crowd, but its organizers are hoping for a big turnout, include armed demonstrators. If anyone is hoping that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department will be cracking skulls and arresting those who dare exercise their First and Second Amendment rights at the same time,…

This article was originally published by William L. Anderson at The Mises Institute.  With the recent news of massive layoffs at the venerable Washington Post, we are hearing from many corners that democracy itself is under siege, the earthquake being the Donald Trump presidency. We already are seeing the narrative forming: the billionaire Jeff Bezos apparently gutting his own newspaper in order to appease the anti-democracy factions of the Trump administration, as decent people look on with horror. Pundits and public intellectuals are having a field day with their post-mortems (no pun intended) of the demise of the newspaper that gave us the famed team Bob…

I recently remarked to someone in the market for one that the high-water mark of the Mercedes Sprinter craze was starting to show, mostly in online second-hand ads. Maybe the luster has begun to dull for some. Or, maybe, it’s the loan come knocking. Last week, I had the opportunity to duck inside something different. The Overlander Campers Ridge XT is the newest offering from Adventurer Manufacturing (the same folks that churn out Scout Campers), and it squares up directly at the to-the-hilt Sprinter builds that clot upcountry arterials from here to Mammoth. From the factory, this rig aims to…

When it comes to the gun debate, there is a divide between rural and urban residents that’s kind of hard to overcome. Urban centers see an awful lot of violent crime. Their newspapers and local TV news are filled with reports of murder and mayhem, making it so the folks there figure they have to do something, and there are plenty of politicians ready to tell them that the problem is the guns. In the rural communities, it’s different. The numbers aren’t remotely the same. Plus, people grow up using guns for hunting, as well…

From puffy jackets that have second lives to wristwatches that track sunlight on other planets, this week’s roundup of the latest gear has it all. It’s not just the wildest tech, though; we’ve got something special for adventurous kiddos, old-school rippers, and folks who just want to sneak in a run before work. Take a peek at the next wave of Emerging Gear! Out of This World Watch (Photo/URWERK) Where to even start with the URWERK UR-100V LS Ceramic watch? At its core, it’s a luxury timepiece with satellite movement — eye-catching but not groundbreaking in and of itself. But once…