The modular engineering method in modern car manufacturing is the equivalent of Lego bricks. The same underpinnings can be resized, beefed up, and tweaked to accommodate anything from your yoga instructor’s Prius to the flame-spitting GR Corolla without starting over from scratch. The wasteful era of disposable vehicle platforms is over. Driven by skyrocketing development costs, rapid technological changes, and the need for global manufacturing agility, clean-sheet redesigns are becoming a thing of the past as modern architectures underpinning everything from the Porsche 911 to the Toyota Camry to the Dodge Charger can now stretch, widen, and adapt across multiple…
I stepped off the short trail from my campsite above Granby Lake in Colorado and pushed the tailswitch of the NITECORE P27iX. The smooth, modest light I’d used to navigate the rocky slope exploded in output, suddenly zapping into the night with an astounding 5,000 lumens. I quickly traced the shoreline, looking down 100 feet to the water’s edge in the drought-lowered reservoir. I scanned the beach for hundreds of feet to my right, finally losing sight of it where a ridge blocked my view. Satisfied I was alone on the shoreline, I tapped the front “duty switch” button and…
Earlier this week, I echoed a call to make your voice heard with regard to the ATF’s proposed rule changes. I think this is important as the last thing we need to do is make anti-gunners’ jobs any easier. While they’re engaged in fearmongering and hysteria, cooler heads need to weigh in. I still need to practice what I preach, admittedly, because as I write this, I haven’t actually done it myself — when I finish writing for the day, I plan on fixing that — but that doesn’t make it less important.And, thankfully, someone…
Remains belonging to a Korean War veteran are being returned home to Taunton, Mass., more than 70 years after he went missing during the conflict. U.S. Army Cpl. Normal Ronald Levesque, who went missing aged 18, will be returned by state and local police on Wednesday after police identified his remains last year, according to The Boston Globe. There will be a procession in the city to honor him in addition to an Aug. 14 graveside service, where Levesque will be laid to rest with full military honors. The Korean War began when North Korea, with indirect support from Communist…
As of August 1, it’s a lot harder to purchase an AR-15 in Colorado than it used to be. Prospective buyers have to obtain a Firearms Safety Course Eligibility Card from a county sheriff and undergo a four- or 12-hour training class (depending on whether or not they’ve taken a hunter education course in the past five years) before they can purchase some of the most popular firearms around. Under the law, sheriffs can charge whatever they’d like for processing the eligibility card applications. Some sheriffs, like El Paso County Sheriff Jospeh Roybal, have said…
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New details are being rolled out about the nation’s first museum dedicated to the Coast Guard, opening one year from today. The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday announced that the National Coast Guard Museum, described as a museum “dedicated to preserving and sharing the history, heritage and enduring missions” of the service, will open to the public during the week of Aug. 2, 2027, two days prior to the Coast Guard’s Aug. 4. The museum, currently being built along the Thames River waterfront in New London, Conn., will consist of 80,000 square feet and reportedly feature five public decks with…
One of the perks of military life that helps offset such expenses as moving every two years and deployments is the tax-free shopping service members and their families enjoy at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). This summer, depending on where you live, you might be able to double those savings as AAFES has announced it will offer an additional discount to match local tax savings around back-to-school, tax-free weekends. Yes, double. Military shoppers in states with sales-tax-free holidays can save at Exchanges with an in-store discount equal to their state’s sales tax rate during these promotional periods.…
The Army has awarded an 18-month contract to American Rheinmetall under Project Sustainment that will field hybrid-powered autonomous trucks to move supplies for company-sized units, keeping soldiers off some of the most dangerous resupply routes in contested environments. Executed through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium, the award makes American Rheinmetall the prime contractor to deliver next-generation uncrewed ground vehicles. These platforms are designed to autonomously transport supplies to and from the forward line of troops, cutting risk to soldiers while improving the efficiency of tactical sustainment. “This award expands American Rheinmetall’s growing portfolio of uncrewed ground systems within the U.S.…
The NHTSA estimates somewhere around 11,500 casualties every year stemming from drunk driving, based on data from 2015 to 2024. Another 300,000 injury-causing car crashes are attributed to alcohol. Around 55% of drivers involved in serious or fatal crashes test positive for at least one impairing substance. Whether or not you could cite these exact numbers off the top of your head, we’re not telling you anything you don’t know. Alcohol and drugs play a significant role in traffic accidents, fatal or otherwise, and we need to address the problem. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is doing just that,…
Yosemite is one of the crown jewels of the national park system — so it’s no surprise it attracts millions of visitors annually. For several years, the National Park Service (NPS) used a timed-entry system to control the crowds at this popular park. In 2026, the Department of the Interior (DOI) ditched this method, sparking controversy and concerns of overcrowding. Now, as Yosemite reaches its peak summer tourist season, California legislators are calling for the return of timed entry. The state’s senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, sent an open letter to the DOI, and it has already garnered broad…
Despite being a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, the reality is that I also feel the death toll from the misuse of firearms is unacceptably high, though, unlike anti-gunners, I’m also pleased to see it drop in recent years. Especially when that drop just happened to coincide with the Bruen decision. You know, the Supreme Court decision that was going to make the streets run red with blood, according to your not-so-friendly neighborhood anti-gunner.Still, it’s higher than I’d like, and the fact that most so-called gun deaths are suicides makes it even more imperative…
If you ask most people which developed country has the worst violent crime problem, the answer is usually the United States. It’s a claim repeated by politicians, media outlets, and even foreign governments. The argument often goes something like this: America has more guns, so naturally it has more violent crime. But according to new research from economist and Crime Prevention Research Center President Dr. John Lott, that conclusion depends almost entirely on which statistics you’re looking at. In a new investigation published by Real Clear Investigations, Lott argues that when you compare the total number of people who say…
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…
Over at The Reload, Stephen Gutowski has an interesting podcast that’s worth a listen. This week’s guest is Georgia State University Law Professor Andrew Willinger, who’s also the former executive director of the Duke University Firearms Law Center. As Gutowski notes, Willinger is hardly a fan of the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment jurisprudence, and the law professor isn’t particularly excited about the Supreme Court taking up the issue of “assault weapon” bans next term. Willinger notes that, so far, every appellate court that’s weighed in on AWBs has upheld the prohibition on AR-15s and other…
A July 1 letter revealed that House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chair Mike Bost (R-Ill) and Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) asked the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review the VFW’s accreditation along with the standing of its representatives. Read the full article here
