By MamaLiberty
In part 1, long ago now, I covered the basics of situational awareness in some specific situations, along with some simple drills to help people practice this highly important skill. If you have not seen the first article or don’t already practice awareness, I urge you to click the link above and come back for part 2. Continue reading
By Nathan Barton
Public health is in the news, dominated by Ebola, but with lots of other things. In the last twenty-four hours, thousands of articles and hundreds of thousands of words have been produced about what is happening. Fear and panic seem to be spreading. Here is just a taste.
Four stories relate different facts and concerns about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Continue reading
By Nathan Barton
On Friday the 3rd, Greg Guenthner over at Daily Reckoning published a good article, “You’ll Never Believe How Low the Price of Oil Can Go…” which I actually didn’t get to read until late Monday, when his immediate prediction of oil prices came to be proved correct, as oil has dropped and closed below $90, the lowest in more than 20 months, despite the fact that inflation has been galloping away otherwise. He is reporting that it could reach $60/barrel, a 50% drop from where it has been ($90) for the past week or so and well below its highs in recent months. That is, of course, good for Americans in general, and is primarily a result of lots of oil coming out of the ground (with LOTS of human help, of course) right here in the Fifty States: North Dakota, Texas, and elsewhere. The nice stuff, not the nasty Alberta tar sands oil. And decades and decades of supply of the stuff, to boot. Continue reading
By Nathan Barton
Today, the natural theme of the stories that are catching my eye seem to be stupidity on the part of government officials and policies, various and sundry people, on a wide variety of topics. Bad as things can be, human stupidity can make them worse.
A grand jury recommends no criminal charges in the Habersham County (Georgia) SWAT raid that critically injured a toddler who spent weeks in a burn unit after a SWAT team’s flash grenade exploded near his face. Grand juries exhibit all the symptoms of groupthink stupidity more and more. But the alternative is worse: lawyers in black robes (Nazgul) are stupid enough to be their own committee! Continue reading
By Nathan Barton
Good morning! Sometimes, the news just seems to be dull and boring, and today is one of those: the news and the talk shows all seem to be Ebola and the Caliphate. Oh, and the Supreme Court (and I really don’t want to rile my stomach by talking about the Nazgul today). So here are a few items of interest that remind us, good and bad, that there is a world around us. Several seem to make it natural to talk about respecting and protecting human life. Continue reading
By Nathan Barton
Looking back from 2020, what mistakes did the US make in 2000-2015? Could we have done something to avoid the catastrophic collapse of the last five years? Thirteen items come to mind. Continue reading
By MamaLiberty
The anti-gun people often tell us that a criminal would simply take a gun away from you and, probably, use it to kill you instead. Continue reading
By Nathan Barton
Good morning! On this lovely Saturday, the Home Front is just really going through convulsions, as people are really upset and worried.
We aren’t supposed to, of course: guvmint will take care of us really, really nicely, from Ebola and the Caliphate and pollution and those bad guys down the street that want to shoot us up. They really really WILL take care of us. Really. Continue reading
Libertarian Commentary on the News, #14-40E: Home Front
By Nathan Barton
Good morning. Again a raft of cop abuse and school abuse from across the nation. Dream of a land where peace officers are limited to night watchmen and private firms hired to investigate real crimes, and schools are competing for parents to send their children there (or come to the home). And a land where we respect privacy and people in general, and don’t have to worry about people democratically voting to take away our liberties. Continue reading →