Dear Survivor, Much of your long-term investment success depends on your ability to shrug off markets. It sounds simple, but is hard to do. Sell in May and go away? Not me. Why risk missing dividend and interest payments, especially when Vanguard GNMA, by example, is a consistent income producer through thick and thin? In […]
Your Survival Guy Goes to College (Sort of)
Your Survival Guy went to college this week. Actually, I went on a college tour. Our daughter is a Junior in high school and that’s what you do, right? Driving with her for a couple hours in the car was a real eye-opener, because we not only talked about college in general, but she actually […]
Remote Controlled Terror
Houthi rebel drone attacks are on the rise, and they’re getting more sophisticated. United Nations investigators have said the rebels, with their newest UAV-X planes, can travel 150mph and just over 900 miles. They are also using remote-controlled boats to target ships off the coast of Yemen. According to the U.N., these unmanned threats put […]
Australians Vote for Opportunity over Climate Change Alarmism
In an election that ultimately came down to a choice between economic opportunity and climate-change alarmism, Australians chose opportunity. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board suggests that American politicians, particularly Joe Biden, take note. They write: If American Democrats want a warning about the consequences of embracing the Green New Deal, look no further than […]
Are Green Energy Backers Out Over Their Skis?
According to Mark Mills at The Wall Street Journal, it’s likely that the world will be using hydrocarbons for quite some time. He writes: The prevailing wisdom has wind and solar, paired with batteries, adding 250% more energy to the world over the next two decades than American shale has added over the past 15 […]
Right to Work States Preserving the American Dream
For many Americans, a major part of achieving the “American Dream” is owning a home. That has become more difficult in many areas of the country as ever higher property taxes are necessary to pay the public sector unions who have a stranglehold on state politics. There is, however, an antidote. In states with right […]
California: Hero Teacher and Reserve Police Officer Punished for Being Armed
America’s 1st Freedom (A1F) reports that Joseph Nguyen, a hero teacher, who moonlights as a police officer, has been punished for keeping his service firearm in a locked cabinet at the school where he works. A1F explains that: “California Gun Laws states ‘a person may possess a firearm in a school zone when the person […]
America Has a Problem, and Calvin Coolidge Predicted it Back in 1925
Chris Edwards, a friend of mine from the Cato Institute, has written a condemnation of the “grants-in-aid” programs the federal government uses to impose its own regulations on the states. He notes that President Calvin Coolidge predicted that government would encroach on the states, and it has. The federal government has especially intruded into the […]
Driving into Gun Hell without Your Survival Pistol of Choice
In speaking with a client recently, he revealed to me his go-to survival pistol, which I’ll tell you about it in a minute. But first, he told me the story about driving from his home state of Arizona, where he owns over 200 pistols, to what he referred to as “gun hell.” He was none […]
Social Security Scams
I want to share this article in the NY Times the “Latest Rash of Scam Calls Come from ‘Social Security,’” written by Ann Carrns. In general, if you get an unsolicited phone call asking for detailed financial or personal information, be suspicious and don’t share any information. “The S.S.A. will not contact you out of […]
CHAMP: The Microwave Bomb that can Win a Battle With No Casualties
What can be done when enemies embed their critical infrastructure in civilian areas to use the bystanders as human shields? The U.S. Air Force has a plan, the CHAMP. The CHAMP is a microwave weapon that knocks out electronic warfare systems while doing no damage to nearby buildings or people. Now, reports the Daily Mail, […]