This year has not been kind to skiers and snowboarders around the world. Unless you live in British Columbia, Canada, or on the East Coast, chances are, your ski season was low tide — and your days were spent ripping groomers, avoiding rocks, chopping broccoli, and checking the bottoms of your boards for core shots. The Freeride World Tour was forced to cancel stops in Georgia and Austria due to the scant conditions. But that ain’t stopping Candide Thovex. Where other skiers might cringe at the conditions of Les Tufs, in Tignes, France, Thovex simply sends it. He hops over…
When it comes to the battle over resource extraction on public lands, Alaska is on the front lines. For years, federal land there has been the source of legal disputes over expanding mining, development, oil and gas drilling, and logging. A recent legal case pitted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) against logging companies over the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. On March 11, the court ruled in the federal government’s favor, putting a stop to efforts to expand logging in a major win for environmentalists. What Is the Tongass National Forest? Located in the Alaska Panhandle, the 17-million–acre Tongass…
The Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety committee is meeting today, and multiple gun control bills are on its agenda. But while gun control groups will be able to lend their vocal support to legislation banning many semi-automatic firearms and ammunition magazines, establishing more “gun-free zones,” and other infringements on our right to keep and bear arms, pro-Second Amendment groups are being denied an opportunity to speak. Our partners at @NSSF and @NRA are also not being allowed to testify against the gun ban bills.There are no gun rights groups testifying against the gun bans because…
In the wake of Thursday’s attack on an ROTC class at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia (an attack that was stopped by ROTC cadets who un-alived the terrorist who opened fire), far too many Democrats decided to point the finger at guns than the perpetrator himself; a convicted felon and former National Guardsman who received an 11-year sentence for attempting to aid and abet ISIS a little more than a decade ago. The prime offender in this exercise in obfuscation was easily Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi, who squarely blamed the Second Amendment and…
Embattled U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who is in a heated primary race to keep his Senate seat, has sent some pointed follow-up questions to Robert Cekada, deputy director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Tobacco (ATF), following Cekada’s recent confirmation hearing. In the letter, Sen. Cornyn covered everything from the plan to add 800 new ATF agents to the ATF’s secret “backdoor” registry of 1 billion guns compiled from transaction records of firearms licensees who have gone out of business. Cekada addressed many of the same questions at the hearing, but Cornyn was seeking additional information on…
Shipping turmoil escalates as multiple vessels (at least six) were struck overnight Brent crude oil prices top $100 amid “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the IEA reports. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the US Navy is not yet ready to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as military assets remain focused on degrading Iran’s offensive capabilities. Dubai suffers significant drone attacks Northern Israel hammered by Hezbollah, “largest wave” of missiles since war began IDF says it struck key Iranian nuclear development site US Intel assesses Iranian regime remains intact Oman port operations halted Trump proclaims, “We…
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A devastating flood. A powerful and destructive earthquake. A raging forest fire,These are all disasters the National Guard trains for with the goal of saving lives.But in Brownstown Township, Michigan at Woodhaven High School, a recent training day was focused on students serving as rescuers in a real-life disaster, using artificial intelligence to get in and out alive. Army National Guard ‘Disasterville” training simulates real life disasters (Michigan Army National Guard). “They were just virtual disasters. Simulated as if you’re in the National Guard,” said Woodhaven High School Principal Jay Vesperman, in an interview with Military.com. “The guardsmen and woman…
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Cornell student Mateu Healey-Parera spent the weekend in the Onondaga County Justice Center in New York on a $50,000 cash or $100,000 bond after he was arrested for possessing a rifle on the property of Syracuse University. Syracuse Police Chief Mark Rusin said if Healey-Parera managed to make bond he would be “transferred to a local hospital” for a mental health evaluation, and that’s exactly what happened when Healey-Parera made bond on Wednesday. Healey-Parera was also “red-flagged” by a judge in Tompkins County, New York after his arrest, allowing police to enter his residence to…
Every suppressor manufacturer on the planet will tell you theirs are quiet. That is not exactly a bold claim for a marketing department to make. The good news is that since 2023, a different kind of test has been changing the conversation. The TBAC (Thunder Beast Arms Company) Silencer Summit brings competing manufacturers to the same facility, puts their cans on the same rifles with the same ammunition, and measures everything with professional B&K PULSE equipment. Nobody gets to cherry-pick the numbers. The 2025 Summit, held in Cheyenne, Wyoming, ran for five days in August and covered more than 375…
Since the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill last year removed the $200 tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and firearms classified as “any other weapons,” the National Firearms Act (NFA) is basically a tax law without taxes. That’s why at least three lawsuits have been filed in different courts across the nation challenging the remainder of the law. One such case, Peterson v. United States, could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that “firearm accessories” such as suppressors are not protected by the Second Amendment. And…
Americans got two terrifying reminders today of the importance of armed citizens and our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms; not only for our own individual defense, but for the defense of others and our communities. An attacker at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia was able to kill one ROTC cadet and critically injure another before he was stabbed to death by another cadet in the classroom where the ROTC course was taking place. Just hours later, a man in a truck plowed through the front doors of a synagogue in Michigan,…
This article was originally published by George Pickering at The Mises Institute. As Mark Thornton has detailed in his brilliant book, The Skyscraper Curse, Austrian School economists’ unique theory of the business cycle has given them a distinct advantage in foreseeing oncoming economic crises: from Ludwig von Mises’s 1920s predictions of looming bank failures, to Thornton’s own 2004 warnings of the housing bubble and its consequences. Contemporary Austrians continue to apply this theory when scrutinizing the anxious landscape of today’s economy, looking for early warning signs of where central bank monetary manipulation will manifest itself next. However, depending on the course which…
I met 67-year-old Charlie Gandy at the last Walmart on the xTx trail. He still had 943 miles left to go — including long linkages through the Chihuahuan Desert with no water, bracing segments on narrow roadways, and a thicket of property lines in a state that’s 95% private land. A friend of Gandy’s and fellow long-distance Texas route developer put the challenge in perspective. Lawrence Walker contributed to the Texas portion of the Southern Tier bike route in the ‘90s. “Sure, it was hard, but I didn’t have to borrow a donkey to try to find Gatorade 400 miles…
Growing up, my family had a vegetable garden every year. We didn’t grow one because we had to but because we enjoyed the work and the availability of fresh produce at our fingertips. These days it seems almost trendy to say you grow your own food but the time to have a food garden out of necessity certainly seems to be on the horizon. Food prices keep increasing, shortages have become normal, and changing weather patterns all affect what types of foods are available to us. The system on which we rely for our food is really an experiment. When…
Disasters and emergencies can be dirty, stinky, hazardous messes where you’ll want to protect your hands, skin, eyes, and airway. PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment, can help you with that protection.PPE spans from typical everyday gear to safety gear and then to specialized equipment. It typically involves covering your body and protecting your vital functions critical to survival. Sometimes it’s rolled up into clothing or first aid gear because of this.I’ve taught PPE strategies and equipment use in the military, so I’ll share the gear you’ll need to be prepared and a few strategies to help you out when you…
The brightly colored cliffs of Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore have long attracted kayakers eager to gaze at these geologic wonders. So, it’s no surprise that federal prosecutors just announced penalties against four people who broke several rules in this area managed by the National Park Service (NPS). The small group from Illinois not only carved large letters into the area’s beloved cliff faces, but they also attempted to illegally remove 100 pounds of rocks. Park rangers charged them with defacing and collecting park resources. That led to Wednesday’s sentencing, which ordered each of them to pay a $500 fine.…
A military inquiry has faulted the United States for the destruction and massacre of a girls’ school in Iran during the initial bombings in Minab. Previously, Donald Trump tried to blame the school’s destruction on Iran, claiming Tehran hit the school with a U.S.-made Tomahawk missile. Trump Said Iran Bombed Its Own School During Minab Attack It was fairly obvious early on that the U.S. was responsible for bombing the school; however, the ruling class tried to play it off as Iran’s fault. Investigations by the Associated Press, CNN, and the Washington Post all concluded that the U.S. was the…
The Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation is dedicated to teaching firearm safety and responsibility to youth. They recently announced that Walther made a wonderful donation to support their mission. “The Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation proudly announces a generous donation from Walther: a world-class KK500 Expert rifle that will directly support the development of a promising youth athlete in the competitive shooting sports,” a release from the Foundation said. “This elite-level small-bore competition rifle will be integrated into the Foundation’s advanced training pathway, providing a dedicated youth shooter with access to professional-grade equipment designed for precision, consistency, and high-level…
