This article was originally published by Wanjiru Njoya at The Mises Institute.  As Lew Rockwell has observed, Murray Rothbard “had a passion for public persuasion.” He was interested not only in sound economics but also in ensuring that “the general public is aware of the vital importance of the market and the terrible consequences of statism.” To that end, Rothbard argued powerfully against egalitarianism, which is the ideology behind so many statist welfare schemes. It is worth asking, over 50 years since he published his famous essay “Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature,” why egalitarianism persists. Rothbard observed that “Americans consider themselves…

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Sign up for This Happened to Me News on backcountry adventure and wilderness survival. Best Overall Sawyer Squeeze Best for the Apocalypse MSR Guardian Best Gravity Filter Platypus GravityWorks A bacteria-filled beach. A muddy wetland. Glacial silt runoff. The best backpacking water filters have to be able to handle some pretty gnarly water sources without clogging or breaking. I tested the 20 backpacking water filters in this story by taking them to three different water locations, pumping three liters of water through each filter. After each round, I timed how long it took each filter to handle a liter of…

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A former U.S. Army combat engineer turned gun influencer was arrested for distributing videos that provided step-by-step instructions on making explosives. In the criminal complaint filed in a Missouri federal court, authorities linked Jordan Derrick’s tutorials to at least two incidents, including the deadly 2025 terror attack in New Orleans. The complaint alleged that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, also an Army veteran, downloaded Derrick’s videos and created explosive devices consistent with Derrick’s content. Although his bombs failed to detonate, Jabbar killed 14 people and injured 57 others after driving a pickup truck into a Bourbon Street crowd before exchanging gunfire with police…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Hot-shooting 22-caliber cartridges are nothing new, so what might newcomers like the 22 ARC or 22 Creedmoor offer that is different? After all, classic medium-sized cartridges like the .243 Win., .250 Savage, .25/06, and others have thrived alongside .22 powerhouses like the .220 Swift and .22/250. What, if anything, do these new .22-caliber cartridges do better than their predecessors, let alone the big-game/varmint crossover cartridges? The answer might surprise you. I have a feeling that cartridges like the .22 ARC are…

In situations where battlefield medical care becomes overwhelmed during heavy combat, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking toward a future in which robot medics tend to casualties. The agency envisions swarms of robots linking up to drag wounded personnel to safety. They would also inject lifesaving drugs and even shapeshift themselves to form splints around broken limbs, according to a DARPA Small Business Innovation Research solicitation. The goal is to create an “autonomous, self-deploying, wound assessing, swarm-capable, self-linking, mobile robotic solution to assist reaching and moving casualties and perform life-saving interventions at the point-of-need,” the solicitation states.…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  For much of the nation, it feels like we are in a permanent economic crisis with no end in sight. I have been documenting our long-term economic decline for years, and now we have reached a point where Americans have literally never felt this bad about the state of the U.S. economy. Considering everything that we have been through over the last several decades, that is saying a lot. So, how will the American people feel if economic conditions continue to deteriorate? We might want to be…

After the nationwide average of fuel prices increased significantly due to the war in Iran, U.S. lawmakers are grappling with its effects on aviation fuel ahead of approval for fiscal year 2027’s National Defense Authorization Act request.A portion of the U.S. Air Force’s budget is set aside for the purchase of aviation fuel based on a predicted fuel price and an increase in flying hours for fiscal 2027, but that cost was estimated and submitted in their budget request before the war began, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said on Thursday at a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing.“My understanding is…

The U.S. military on Monday conducted “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, U.S. Central Command said, to prevent Iranian hostilities toward U.S. troops.The strikes targeted missile launch sites and Iranian boats that were in the process of laying mines, according to Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a U.S. Central Command spokesperson. “U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Hawkins said.The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran began on April 12, though it has been tested it several times in recent weeks as the U.S. has fired on Iranian-flagged oil tankers and launched retaliatory military…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to intensify its attacks on Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has now been commanded to increase the strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon to deliver what Netanyahu has described as a “decisive blow” to the armed group. This order is problematic, as it came during the ongoing ceasefire between the Jewish state and the Lebanese government in Beirut. This ceasefire was agreed upon in mid-April after more than a month of fighting and was extended earlier in May. The escalation in obvious violation of the ceasefire could further complicate indirect talks…

As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a conclusion: The Pentagon should be paying more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.Within weeks of the United States launching its bombing campaign, SpaceX executives met Pentagon officials and argued the military had been paying about $5,000 for connection per terminal while effectively using a higher tier of service worth closer to $25,000, according to two sources familiar with the matter and Pentagon documents reviewed by Reuters. The disagreement over Starlink’s use on LUCAS suicide…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A radical initiative to ban hunting, fishing, and trapping in Oregon is now one step closer to making the ballot in November. The animal rights activists who are running a paid campaign to advance the petition say they’ve gathered enough support to surpass the threshold of 117,173 signatures. An online ballot tracker shows that the campaign had submitted 120,735 signatures as of Wednesday.   Those signatures still have to be verified by the Secretary of State’s office. There are certain verification standards…

As a light rain ceased, giving way to silence, President Donald Trump approached the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Monday and solemnly laid a wreath in remembrance of America’s service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. Trump — who was joined by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — then stood in salute as “Taps” echoed across the hallowed grounds. In his Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, the Commander in Chief lauded “our guardian angels,” describing them as the vital line of defense between “liberty and tyranny… civilization and barbarism… good and evil.” “We…

A lawmaker whose Marine nephew took his own life in 2011 after being hazed by unit members in Afghanistan has introduced a new bill that initiates the process for making hazing a dedicated offense under military law. The Harry Lew and Danny Chen Military Justice Reform Act, introduced today by Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., is named for Chu’s nephew, Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, and Chen, a 19-year-old Army private who also died by suicide in 2011 after racial harassment and hazing. The bill would order the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice to conduct a report to Congress on a…