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Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday in May to honor Americans who died in military service. It began as Decoration Day, a post-Civil War tradition of placing flowers on soldiers’ graves. The man who formalized that tradition into a national observance was Maj. Gen. John A. Logan, a Union commander who fought in eight major campaigns, took over an army on the battlefield after its general was killed and went from defending slavery in Congress to voting for the Constitutional amendments that ended it. He left the war as one of the Union’s most successful…
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In a bugout scenario, you are likely to spend a lot of time in your vehicle as you travel from one destination to the next. This means a vehicle well-stocked with survival supplies is one of the most important components in a bugout plan – and food is the most essential supply that you can stockpile. Before you start tossing groceries into the trunk of your car, it’s important to note that not all foods are great for storing in vehicles. For example, chocolate protein bars are great meal replacements, but the chocolate is likely to melt and get all…
Since it made its debut in 2019, the Kia Seltos has become the Korean carmaker’s second-best-selling product line worldwide. Kia’s ambitions are even bigger with the launch of the second-generation SUV — especially in the U.S. market. Here it goes up against competitors like the Subaru Crosstrek, Toyota Corolla Cross, and Mazda CX-30. It helps to have a completely new look, both inside and out. But there’s a lot more to like about the 2027 Kia Seltos, as GearJunkie discovered during a visit to South Korea for a first drive. At a time when fuel prices are hovering near record…
When the AP went on the attack last week about muzzleloading firearms and how they’re not regulated like regular guns, I had a lot of thoughts on the subject. Not all of them got written down because, well, I get into a flow and forget some points I might want to make from time to time. Plus, the audacity of the whole thing was funny to me. I mean, no one is walking around with flintlock pistols tucked in their pants, waiting for the gang-banging rivals to roll up in their carriage with Kentucky Long…
2026 isn’t a presidential election year, but it’s an election year just the same. Midterms for the US House and some Senate seats up for grabs, as well as a lot of state seats, including governorships. That’s the case in Minnesota, which just saw a contentious fight on the topic of gun control. Now that it’s over, it’s over, right?Wrong, because campaign season is upon us, and that’s where this particular battle in Minnesota is moving to.Moments after passing a complex bipartisan deal to end the 2026 legislative session Sunday night, Minnesota lawmakers moved seamlessly…
Springfield Armory is expanding the Springfield Armory Echelon lineup again, this time with a more affordable compact model designed to pull even more shooters into the company’s growing modular handgun ecosystem. Meet the new Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha 4.0C. The new compact 9mm packs a 4-inch barrel, 15+1 capacity, optics-ready slide, and a $599 MSRP, putting it squarely into the increasingly crowded “do-everything carry gun” category. But Springfield’s big selling point here isn’t just the price. It’s the modularity. Like the rest of the Echelon family, the Alpha is built around the company’s serialized Central Operating Group, a stainless-steel chassis…
It doesn’t matter how much you believe EVs are not the future, you can’t deny the impact the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N has had on the performance EV market. With one humble family crossover-turned-hot-hatch (even if it’s not really a hot hatch), Hyundai’s N division proved to the world that EVs can be fun, even if they need to pretend to be combustion cars to do it. Patent filings do not guarantee the use of such technology in future vehicles and are often used exclusively as a means of protecting intellectual property. Such a filing cannot be construed as confirmation…
When it comes to suppressors, the marketing tends to focus on decibel ratings and exotic materials, but one of the most practical decisions you’ll make is also one of the most overlooked: how long do you want your firearm to be? The compact versus full-size debate cuts across rifles, pistols, and PCCs alike, and like most things in the shooting world, there’s no universally correct answer. What works great for a backcountry hunter packing miles into a remote area might be completely wrong for a competition shooter running a heavy precision rig or someone with a suppressed PCC for home…
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla has accused the United States of inventing an excuse to start an economic war with Havana. Rodriguez Parrilla has said that an Axios report claiming that the island had acquired attack drones from Russia and Iran is nothing more than a pretext for a potential invasion of the island nation. The Axios report claimed that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones since 2023 and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels, and possibly Key West, Florida, which is only 90 miles…
Wetlands are environmental superheroes: They improve water quality, manage erosion, sequester carbon, and house one-third of all endangered and threatened species. With so many benefits, the more wetlands preserved, the better off nature is. And this week, thousands of acres received new protections. On May 19, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced millions in funding that would go toward preserving or enhancing over 185,000 acres of wetlands. And nestled within that announcement was the acquisition of another 5,254 acres across three wildlife refuges: one in Texas, one in Virginia, and one in Illinois. How It Works Passed in 1989,…
Illinois is one of a handful of states that require a permission slip to simply keep a gun in the home, and though circuit court judges in the state have previously ruled the Firearm Owners ID card requirement unconstitutional, those decisions were tossed out by the Illinois Supreme Court on technical grounds. Now a lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging the FOID mandate. Fox News reports that the New Civil Liberties Alliance and three individual plaintiffs are suing to have the law struck down as a violation of the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. Two…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern while the world grapples with the fallout from the Iran war and rising energy prices. The State Department said Tuesday that Rubio would attend the NATO meeting in Helsingborg on Friday, one of the last senior-level NATO gatherings before alliance leaders meet at a summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July. Rubio will then travel on to India…
Professional athletes from around the world are about to descend on Las Vegas for the most intriguing and controversial sports competition of the year. The Enhanced Games are taking place at Resorts World on Sunday, May 24, to test the “enhanced” limits of human potential. Competitors will engage in swimming, track and field, and weight lifting, and the vast majority will be juiced on a cocktail of performance-enhancing drugs. The Enhanced Games have been making headlines, stirring conversation, and igniting arguments since the concept was first announced in 2023. Now, 3 years later, it’s finally happening, and anyone with a…
Once upon a time, The Onion was funny. Those days are long over, which would be sad if The Babylon Bee weren’t a thing.What started out as a satire site focusing on religion has become the right’s answer to the leftist Onion, only unlike its competition, it’s funny. Especially, it’s long-running feud with CNN. While the Bee has always had a certain soft spot for gun rights, recently, they went on an absolute tear, mocking the media and anti-gun politicians.Let’s start with their swipe at the Associated Press.I wrote about how the AP ran a…
President Donald Trump will not deliver the commencement address for the U.S. Naval Academy’s (USNA) Class of 2026 graduation ceremony, with the USNA telling Military.com it was based on scheduling and availability as opposed to other perceived reasons. Instead, Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, will serve as speaker. The USNA announced Caine as the speaker just days before the ceremony, whereas when Vice President JD Vance delivered the commencement last fall, his commencement was made public roughly three weeks prior to the ceremony. Trump will serve as speaker for…
In the hierarchy of national parks, the North Cascades in Washington state has traditionally ranked pretty low. It receives fewer than 50,000 visitors annually, but its remote, rugged landscape is slowly becoming more popular. Since 2022, its visitor numbers have jumped 55%, and 2025 was a landmark year, with over 46,000 visitors, the most ever. Its potential in 2026 looked bright, until disaster after disaster struck. Extensive wildfires and flooding last year left widespread damage in the park. The North Cascades is facing major infrastructure problems and area closures, spelling trouble for the upcoming peak summer season. The future of…
