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Economics & Investing For Preppers
Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at some shortages in the […]

Beyond antibiotics: How to build immunity and prevent infections with food and herbs
During the fourth episode of “Off Grid Survival Skills” by Marjory Wildcraft, streamed last Feb. 4 on Brighteon University, Doug Simons, a master herbalist with decades of experience treating infections, burns, wounds and more using the power of plants and food, shared profound insights into how diet, herbs, and natural remedies can fortify […]

Federal Judge Orders Trump’s CDC, HHS, and FDA to Restore Pro-Gender Ideology Webpages
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore pro-gender ideology webpages after they were deleted in the wake of President Trump’s executive order banning government agencies from promoting gender ideology, CBS News reported […]

Bulletproof backpacks and Faraday pouches: Adams, Blanco and Barbosa explore these cutting-edge products for modern preppers
In a world that has become increasingly unpredictable and violent, the demand for high-tech security solutions like bulletproof backpacks is surging. Recent events, such as the remote detonation of communication devices in Lebanon, have underscored the critical need for secure and reliable technology. From bulletproof backpacks designed for schoolchildren to Faraday […]


The Cycle of Freedom
Periodically, I offer up a statement by Scottish economist Alexander Tytler, who, in 1787, was reported to have commented on the then-new American Republic as follows: A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up […]

TrumpED 2025: School Choice Corporatization, Social Impact Finance, and the Dismantling of the Department of Education
In alignment with Project 2025, Trump pledges to eliminate the Dpt. of Ed and replace it with “school choice.” Rather than end federal control of education, Project 2025 education policy threatens to expand both government and corporate control of schooling in order to streamline ed-technocracy for the 4IR. President Donald […]

12 Simple Things That You Can Start Doing Right Now To Become More Independent Of The System
The more dependent you are, the less free you are. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about how our system is designed to beat us down and make us weak and dependent, because when we are weak and dependent we are easier to control. Most of us don’t even […]

DOGE and the Disinfectant of Sunshine
Exposing a fraction of the corruption through the DOGE disclosures This has been a most remarkable week in American history. Donald Trump and his DOGE exposed a mere sliver of the waste, fraud, and corruption that permeates the criminal bureaucracy that our horrific leaders have established. The people are finally […]
Do You Know Who Lewis Latimer Was?
Thomas Edison (1847-1931) is recognized as the inventor of the light bulb. However, the story is more complicated. Edison’s bulb could not emit light for long because it had a filament made of bay wood, cedar, bamboo, and other fibers that burned quickly. Lewis Latimer (1848-1928) used carbon filaments that […]