If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a high-end custom 1911 collided with ancient sword-making aesthetics, Cabot Guns just answered the question. Meet the new Cabot Damascus Bedside 1911 (formerly called the Ultimate Bedside) a pistol that somehow manages to look like a museum piece while still being purpose-built for home defense. Base Price: $8,295. And yes, this thing is absolutely dripping with Cabot energy. The centerpiece here is the pistol’s ladder-pattern Damascus slide, which Cabot says is forged using modern stainless Damascus techniques inspired by the ancient pattern-welded steel that made legendary blades famous centuries ago. The result…

It’s not just the cap and gown. It’s not only the ceremony, the pictures or the celebration dinner afterward. For military families, graduation carries the weight of every move, every goodbye, every deployment and every season of starting over. High school graduation hits differently as a military family. When people see a graduate walking across the stage, they see the final moment. Military families often see the entire journey playing behind them. They see the elementary school years interrupted by orders. The middle school friendships that ended too quickly. The high school years spent learning new roads, new routines and…

This article was originally publisehd by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute.  In 2000, the world braced for Y2K. It came with a date and a remedy. There was panic about doomsday, but as other programmers and I stretched the year field from two to four characters, apart from scattered hiccups, the lights stayed on. Everything about Y2K was known—the problem, the solution, and the deadline. Q-Day is something else entirely. Q-Day is shorthand for the moment when quantum computing crosses a line we assumed would hold—when the mathematics that secures modern life can be broken, and broken quickly. On…

One of America’s most remote, isolated national parks is dealing with a fast-moving wildfire, and it can all be traced back to a sailing trip gone wrong. Santa Rosa, one of the five islands in Channel Islands National Park, caught fire after a stranded sailor reportedly set off flares to attract rescuers, and the fire remained uncontained Monday morning. The Fire Channel Islands National Park is a series of five islands around 30 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. The park attracted over 227,000 visitors in 2025. Santa Rosa is the second-largest island in the park, and is…

Police in San Diego say three adult men were killed on Monday afternoon in a targeted shooting at the largest mosque in southern California, with officials saying the attack was carried out by two teens who were found dead of self-inflicted injuries in a vehicle a few blocks away.  The suspects, who’ve not yet been identified by name, were 17 and 19-years-old, according to authorities. San Diego police officials have also reported that one of those killed at the mosque was a security guard who was on site. “I’ll tell you what got me,” [Police Chief…

Second Amendment Foundation just picked up another major courtroom win against New York’s post-Bruen carry restrictions. And one of the state’s most controversial anti-carry rules is officially staying down. In a new ruling tied to Christian v. James, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court injunction blocking New York’s so-called “Vampire Rule,” which effectively banned lawful concealed carry on nearly all private property open to the public unless owners posted explicit permission signs. In other words, the default was “no carry” almost everywhere. Gun rights groups argued the law was an obvious workaround…

Retirement savings can feel like a moving target for military spouses. Careers shift, duty stations change, and employment can be inconsistent or interrupted. But the good news is that multiple ways exist to build long-term financial security, even with those challenges. The key is understanding your options and using what fits your life right now. Individual Retirement Accounts, or IRAs, are often the easiest place to start. A traditional IRA may offer a tax deduction today, while a Roth IRA grows tax-free for the future. Many military spouses prefer the Roth option because of its flexibility and because military families…

The best climbing pants move with you. They hold up to rough rock and brushy approaches, and stay comfortable through long days of hiking, climbing, and hanging around camp. For this update, seasoned climber and lead tester Rob Simpson put three new pairs through a three-month winter-and-spring testing cycle in Colorado. Logging at least five pitches, eight approach miles, and one indoor climbing session in every pair, he wore them on long approaches to backcountry climbing zones in Baja, on single-pitch sport and trad routes around Buena Vista, Colo., and on indoor climbing walls. Rain, snow, harsh winds, warm sun,…

For many military families, threat awareness is second nature. Service members are trained to think about risk. Spouses learn to adapt through deployments, permanent change-of-station moves and long stretches of uncertainty. Operational security becomes part of family vocabulary. Trust, urgency and chain of command aren’t abstract ideas. They are part of daily life. In a sit-down interview with Military.com, Ian Bednowitz, General Manager of Identity and Privacy LifeLock, said those same realities are increasingly being exploited by scammers and identity thieves targeting military-connected families. Military families are losing hundreds of millions of dollars each year to fraud, according to reported…

Gear up for your next adventures and save during this seasonal sale. Like most holiday sales, the deals start before and conclude on Memorial Day (May 25). We combed through Backcountry’s inventory to find deals we think you’d like, especially hiking and camping gear. Making the cut are items from brands we trust or have tested ourselves. Most of the deals below are live now, but check back on May 22, when even more brand deals go live. Inventories are often limited, so if you see something you like, take action. (Photo/Backcountry) Shop the Backcountry Memorial Day Sale Summit to…

Diablo 4 has changed a lot since it originally released in 2023, but one feature still has players confused as to why it exists in Season 13. Credit: Image via Blizzard Originally published by  Game Rant Diablo 4 players are calling on Blizzard to uncap the max number of Obols one can have at a time. While Diablo 4 has undergone many changes over its nearly three-year life, including some drastic overhauls that Lord of Hatred made to several core features like the reworked Skill Tree, removal of potions, and streamlining of endgame content, a cap on the max Obols that…

Bear Creek Arsenal launched its line of bolt action upper AR rifles and pistols at SHOT Show last year. A lot of folks might be scratching their heads and wondering why you’d want a bolt action AR. If you’re a state where you can’t hunt with semi-automatics, like Pennsylvania where I live, that’s certainly one reason. Furthermore, it’s an option for folks behind enemy lines in ban states. It allows them to take advantage of AR ergonomics and parts, with a state-compliant upper. It also gives them a ready-to-use lower to use if their state finally gets a spurt of…