In Part 2 of this series, we proposed a recommitment to the concept of State rights and State sovereignty as delineated in the U.S. Constitution, and especially in its Tenth Amendment. Here we will explore one powerful option that would support that goal. One way available to States generally, and to Wyoming in particular, to reduce dependence on t...

Bottom line up front, it is the aggressor that determines when a fight is over, not the defender. When the aggressor stops fighting either by choice or involuntarily, the defender can stop defending. You cannot count upon your power of persuasion convincing someone who has already decided to kill you to give up, you must make him. Whether it is pol...

The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse – Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death – are a powerful, evocative image out of the Book of Revelations. While the image is chillingly applicable to the present day, our arguments in this series are not theological but practical and historical in their basis. We need to understand their underlying causes while we s...

A little while ago we saw a black flag with a skull on it, boldly proclaiming that:   "Your liberties aren't dying, they are being killed by people with names and addresses" Not incorrect even if it is a little sinister. We would never advocate tracking down such enemies for the purpose of anything illegal. On the other hand, though, the lunat...

There are some stark prospects facing us in 2022, accelerated by the war in Ukraine, but they have been on the horizon for some time. We may find a way to avert them, but they will not be banished, and will be back soon enough. We need to understand the fundamentals to have a chance of mitigating their inevitable impact, and in the worst case, to p...

Self-reliance is the foundation for action at every level, in the crisis we face. It would be good to have a realistic, actionable plan and preparations for every contingency that we and our families may encounter. But as Will Rogers said, "It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future." We can't anticipate all eventualities, or prepar...

What Can Be Done (Part 2): States' Rights Under the Constitution and Court Precedent Part 1 of this series discussed the unlikelihood of addressing the current crisis through electoral means at the federal level. Instead, we need to turn to one of the fundamental concepts of the Founding Fathers: federalism. The United States was formed as a union ...

As of this writing in early May 2022, seldom does a week pass without news of yet another federal rule, regulation, program, action, or decision challenging our freedoms – in violation of the Constitutional separation of powers and the 10th Amendment's explicit limitation on the power of the federal government. How, within the law, to resist this a...

We can absolutely live without the garbage that is social media, Big Tech woke policies and many other aspects of the internet. But we do glean a great deal of value from instructional YouTube videos, the wisdom in technical forums and the wealth of PDF manuals and e-books that are readily available. Lots of important knowledge that becomes even mo...

Before acquiescing to the angry activists of climate change pseudo-science, and the anti-American Left who disdain their own nation because it is better off than some others, we should step back and take a look at our energy needs and resources and rational approaches to their management.  At the heart of the climate change cult – the worship ...

The world of prepping loves lists. Lists of stuff. Spreadsheets of things you have stored, things to buy, things to rotate out of stocks. There is no doubt that making lists of things to do and things to acquire are extremely useful, if not essential. Getting a handle on everything that the subject encompasses is important: a well prioritized list ...

There are many truly great quotes from Sun Tzu's Art of War and we might explore a chunk of them in a future article. To comprehensively defeat the Left, we must all become warriors who understand strategy and tactics: we must know warfare in all its forms and be good at it. Wisdom from Master Sun will help that cause. But for now, he rightly tells...

In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has. --Proverbs 21:20 If you ever knew anyone who lived during the Great Depression (1929-c.1938) you probably would have found them reluctant to throw anything away. Hoarders, by modern standards. But, having lived through times of sustained shortages in g...

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has never been a guarantor of the rights of law-abiding Americans; but its most recent actions are some of the worst in its history. We've all heard the jokes. ATF should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Hide your dog if they come knocking on your door. Insult them by ...

Understanding the art of surveillance – both detecting it and performing it when necessary – is importance to our continued well-being. Physical surveillance, the art and science of following people around, logging their activities and catching them in some interesting act is an important subject for any member of a political resistance in a police...

"No man is an island, entire of itself" said English poet John Donne, and in today's networked, interdependent world, that has never been truer. We are heading rapidly into an unstable, unprecedented, and unpredictable future; it pays to make as much sense out of recent developments as we can.   The Ides of March are come but not yet gone, as ...

If your alarm bells are not ringing loudly, they should be. Plenty of reliable new media sources are talking about how bad things are and the risks of them getting much worse. The wildcards of international conflict, economic collapse and political crisis (or all three together) are all very real. We have plenty to say about the state of the Union,...

Part 1 The American republic faces its greatest existential threat since its founding. We must see this threat for what it is, and then find ways to defeat it and preserve the nation our forefathers founded. For the moment, the levers of power in Washington are out of the hands of Constitutionally-motivated American patriots. The Judicial Branch is...

Sadly but truly, "everything is political." The first steps toward stopping and rolling back the Left in the culture war they have been waging for decades can be taken at the local level, and elected school boards are a great place to start.  Take back from whom? From the left-liberals with a mission, the activists and 'community organizers' w...

This series of articles will explain, in layman's terms, how all of us can improve our digital privacy via small but substantial steps. America is already a surveillance state and moves are being taken by big tech and big gov to tighten the noose further. Without sounding too dramatic, key steps to harden your digital life may save your freedom. Di...