It is with great sadness that we announce that Dr. Gary North has passed away.  I had the privilege of assisting him with his Y2K Forums, two decades ago. His many books — nearly all available for free download — are highly recommended. Our condolences to his family. — On March 4, 1955, the first radio facsimile, or fax transmission, was sent across the continent. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 99 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are …

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Today is the birthday of Moe Berg, American baseball player and clandestine agent. (He died in 1972). His biography The Catcher Was a Spy is fascinating reading. And this is the birthday of libertarian economist Murray Rothbard (born 1926, died 1995) His book For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto is highly recommended. On March 2nd, 1836, Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Today is coincidentally also the birthday of Sam Houston. — Because I’ve been on a road trip, I didn’t have the time to write or edit a feature article for today. However, I did create a bonus …

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Prior to an “end of the world” scenario… one can add or enhance your group’s abilities, skill-sets, technical knowledge, and tactical prowess by adding veterans, reserve military members, and law enforcement personnel (LEOs) to your team roster. So what do veterans/military members and law enforcement professionals bring to the table? Intangibles/Tangibles: There are several unique and service-focused skills, mindsets, technical and tactical knowledge and experiences that military and LEOs can field to the benefit of your organization/group. Moreover, most have their own individual gear, and will or can be sympathetic to the prepper’s causes. Additionally, they may have access to …

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The latest meme created by JWR: To share this, you can find it here: https://kapwi.ng/c/_t22qbYpxa Meme Text: Ukraine “Peacekeeping”? The Beatles Saw It Coming “Back In The U-S-S-R!”  

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Editor’s Introductory Note: Today, in place of our Economic &Investing column (normally posted on Fridays), we are presenting a guest article authored by Arkadiusz Sieroń. This piece was first published by Sunshine Profits. It is reposted with permission. — Not only won’t inflation end soon, but it’s also likely to remain high. Whether gold will be able to take advantage of it will depend, among others, on the Fed. Do you sometimes ask yourself when this will all end? I don’t mean the universe, nor our lives, nor even this year (c’mon, guys, it has just started!). I mean, of …

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“And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. And when he had called the people unto him with his …

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Today is the birthday of Lee Marvin (1924–1987), co-star of The Professionals and The Big Red One. — Today we present a review article penned by our Field Gear Editor Emeritus, Pat Cascio.

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Much of my career has been in banking or related financial services including day-to-day, hands-on management of large-scale transaction processing centers for one of the world’s largest banks. Question 1: What’s your personal measure of inflation? Weekly grocery bill? Filling up your tank at the gas pump? 9mm or 5.56 ammo when you find some? Medical bills? Your individual perceptions are influenced by personal purchasing preferences, geographic differences, urban vs. rural spending habits, size of family, and income level. For starters, take a very skeptical look at the 7.5% CPI reported as the 12-month increase for January 2022. The figures …

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