A recent study found that last year, 80.4% of all pre-owned 2025-model vehicles sold were painted black, white, silver, or gray, while that blend from 30-year-old cars was a much more equitable 47.3%. What on earth is driving Americans to choose such dull colors for their vehicles, especially in an era when paint technology is more advanced than ever, turning even affordable cars like the Toyota Corolla Cross into lustrous, eye-catching eye-catchers with a shine that wouldn’t be out of place on a Mercedes-Benz? Apparently, there are a few good reasons for consumers to go for the boring color scheme,…
A good bike rack is essentially an extension of your vehicle. During the summer, I always have a bike rack installed on my hitch, even if I’m not biking that day. A good bike rack isn’t just good at holding bikes — it also keeps your vehicle functional. The Küat NV 2.0 is just that. This new rack is so easy to use, you’ll never want to take it off. That’s thanks to a buttery-smooth foot-assisted pivot system. It lets you tilt the bike rack (one-handed or one-footed) from its folded-up position to down. Then you can seamlessly open your trunk or tailgate.…
Whether we like it or not (and I’m squarely in the “not” camp), the increase in license plate readers, Flock cameras, and even doorbell cameras has turned much of the United States into a surveillance state. There are ongoing questions and debates about the use of this technology and the guardrails that are needed to ensure our privacy, and with every new technological advance, the discussion becomes more important. Over at American Rifleman, Guy Sagi takes a look at a new software system called ELSAG SignalTrace that’s used in conjunction with Flock cameras, and shares…
When two military members marry each other, the rules regarding Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) can get a little confusing. One general rule exists, with all sorts of variations depending on variables. In general, dual military couples without dependents each receive single BAH. A military member cannot get BAH with dependents unless they have a dependent. Another military member cannot be considered a dependent since they are entitled to their own benefits. If a child or other dependent is involved, then the rules change. If a service member is authorized BAH with dependents for a child from another marriage or…
Iran has said that the United States is paying the price for its refusal to keep its word in war negotiations. Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Ghalibaf, has said that Tehran will not allow the US to violate the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU). In a post on X on Sunday, Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker of the Iranian parliament, warned the US that “the era of one-sided deals is OVER.” “We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking,” he wrote. The post also included a screenshot of one of the points of the…
To celebrate Ken Burns’ 2017 documentary, “The Vietnam War,” PBS and USA Today created a Vietnam War Draft Lottery calculator that allowed you to simply enter your birth month and day to find out whether you would have been drafted for wartime service in Vietnam. That calculator is no longer online, but others exist. Check out this draft calculator at draftvietnam.com. The calculator, of course, does not use your birth year because many of us were born well after the Vietnam War. For those born in 1950, however, being drafted in 1970 was a very real prospect. In today’s all-volunteer…
Twice in four weeks, Americans learned about the medical emergency of a sitting U.S. senator the same way: not from the U.S. Senate but from a police scanner. On June 14, responders performed CPR on a man in cardiac arrest at an address associated with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), according to scanner audio obtained by NBC News. His office confirmed a hospitalization but said little else for nearly a month. On Saturday night around 8:30, responders were dispatched to a Capitol Hill home owned by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for a man suffering from chest pain, according to scanner audio…
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Women for Gun Rights may be one of the smaller 2A organizations in terms of membership, but they punch well above their weight when it comes to grassroots activism and passion for protecting our right to keep and bear arms. Kate Giddins, who is the group’s Northeast Regional Director and the former New Hampshire State Director of Women for Gun Rights, wasn’t brought up in the land of the free. As she writes in a powerful new op-ed, she grew up in Australia and thought she knew what freedom was all about, but was disabused…
The Chiappa Rhino 60 DS 10mm looks like a sci-fi prop, fires from the bottom chamber, and somehow makes full-power 10mm Auto feel far more civilized than it should. I ran it with defensive, hunting, and range ammo to see if the weird design is real engineering or just revolver theater. The Chiappa Rhino, pronounced “key-apa,” is a revolver with a twist: it fires out of the bottom chamber of the cylinder. This Rhino 60 DS fires the powerful 10mm cartridge, yet its design keeps recoil manageable. The Chiappa Rhino 60 DS Brings Bottom-Chamber Weirdness to 10mm The Chiappa Rhino…
I’m guilty. There are a lot of times that I simply dismiss a gun control push and say that there’s no way that particular state is going to embrace that particular proposal. The implication is that it can never happen, and that’s definitely not something I should be implying. No state remains in stasis forever. There are ebbs and flows, and when big money weighs in, nothing is guaranteed. And let’s understand that when you’ve got someone like George Soros ready to throw money, and a complicit media that’s all about keeping big money out…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again after a warning shot fired by its military struck a vessel using an unauthorized route in the critical waterway, further jeopardizing the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States. U.S. Central Command said a short time later that its forces began a third round of strikes against Iran. There were explosions in Bandar Abbas and Sirik, two towns along the shores of the strait, Iran state media reported. “The United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran’s ability to…
The Gun Owners Action League is warning that Massachusetts residents could soon have to prove their marksmanship before being able to exercise their Second Amendment rights. Under the state’s sweeping gun control measure known as Chapter 135, every applicant for a License to Carry (which is required to simply possess a handgun in the home) must undergo a training course that requires both written and live-fire tests. The state’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS), and the Massachusetts State Police recently announced a public hearing to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71. The statement posted on social media late Saturday did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican, a former Air Force lawyer, and said his family “appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.” “Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!”…
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