Solutions
Revolution from the Soil: Anti-Imperialism and Food Sovereignty in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, under President Ibrahim Traoré, has become a focal point for anti-imperialist sentiment and political renewal in Africa. Traoré’s government has taken bold steps to assert national sovereignty, including the expulsion of French military forces, the denunciation of Western interference and the forging of new regional alliances with Russia […]
The Survival Mindset: A Two-Decade Retrospective
Introduction SurvivalBlog is now in its 20th calendar year. I began posting the blog in August, 2005. That was just a few weeks before Hurricane Katrina. Over the past two decades, I’ve had many opportunities to write about what I generally term The Survival Mindset. The following is a mashup and […]
Bad Day Sunshine? Climate Dimwits Declare War on the Sun
UK scientists want £50M to dim the sun and fight climate change—because nothing says “solution” like blocking out the thing that keeps us alive. “Here comes the sun, and I say, it’s all right” – Wrong, Mr. Harrison! “Good day sunshine” – Not so fast, Mr. Lennon and Mr. McCartney! […]
A different way to look at math
Like many of us, I have a complicated relationship with math. I like math. But I don’t always like how it’s taught. I naturally excelled at math in school. The subject made me feel powerful, and eventually I was offered the chance to skip 7th grade math (which I ended up […]
What Should We Make Of The Rampant Speculation That The Next Pope Could Be The Last Pope?
The death of Pope Francis has created a firestorm of speculation about the next pope. There is no clear frontrunner, and all sorts of names are being thrown around. Many liberal Catholics are hoping for another liberal pope that will be able to continue the legacy of Francis, while many […]
David Stockman on Why And How To Fire 42,000 IRS Agents…
The true scandal of current American fiscal governance needs be commented on. Or, better still, hammered upon good and hard. To wit, the American electorate apparently doesn’t give a shit about runaway government spending because as a practical matter the overwhelming share of voters don’t pay the taxes to fund […]
Truth for Truth’s Sake
I’ll tell you another pet peeve of mine—people who ask me why it is important to know the truth if I can’t do anything about it. I find it strange that people do not seek truth for truth’s sake. Sure, there are times when you really do not need to […]
Rise of the Left-Wing Preppers: From Mockery to Total Buy in?
Remember when prepping was a punchline? Preppers were the nutjobs with bunkers and bug-out bags. Cable news laughed. Twitter mocked. But when shelves went bare in 2020 and the system started buckling under its own weight, suddenly people who spent their lives depending on that system wanted to learn how […]
Film: “Common Ground” — April 22
April 22 is International Mother Earth Day. See Earth Action Day. Can We Stop Sixth Mass Extinction? shows there is only enough top soil now to grow food for 60 more years! However, many Americans are unaware of the urgency of the situation or what to do about. Fortunately, the […]
Parity Agriculture Is The Answer To The Farming Crisis
The United States is in the midst of an existential farm crisis. From the wholesale disappearance of the family farm, overproduction, and industrial scale farming to depleted farm land, corporate control of farms, and the unsustainability of the subsidy culture, America’s “amber waves of grain” are threatening to become the […]
