The EBT Scare, Panic, and the Lesson
Over the weekend you no doubt heard about the EBT outage that bright the system to a halt. If you don’t know what EBT is, it means “Electronic Benefits Transfer” and is the electronic version of the “Food Stamp Program.” So, this means that instead of receiving paper food stamps and paper checks, you are issued […]
Policy, Law, and the Free Man by Jesse Mathewson
It has been a personal stance of mine that liberty, not be tied to a piece of paper, government or philosophy that includes the state for over two years now. This is a personal philosophy that will likely see change, evolution of the mind in the future. This journey has not been easy, it has […]
Endless Fall – Part 5: Hell Comes To Frog Town
Note: The following is the fifth installment of a series that represents a first-hand chronicle of a fictional economic collapse in the United States. This series is to be viewed as only one possible scenario. April 2 – 165 days after Black Swan Day My Dearest Children – Spring has sprung. Unfortunately the warmer […]
Euro Fails, Europe Fails
I read this news story and don’t know what to think. Here is the money quote. “Nobody should take for granted another 50 years of peace and prosperity in Europe. They are not for granted. That’s why I say: If the euro fails, Europe fails,” Merkel said, followed by a long applause from all political […]
Remembering 9/11
9/11 is definitely a pivotal moment from the last 20 years, especially for the western world. It was a moment when an unanticipated attack took place which claimed the lives of almost 3,000 Americans. What followed thrust our nation into two (or more) wars and challenged our notions of civil liberties and privacy. Emergency Management […]
Important Lessons From the S&P Downgrade and Market Reaction.
Not even a week after the S&P downgrade of American government debt, and the financial market reaction to it, and a very clear set of lessons for preppers is emerging clearly. As the scenario unfolds more analysis can be applied and more conclusions drawn. But right now there are a few lessons that are glaring […]
The Debt Ceiling, The Day After, The Day Of…
It’s 7:42 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011. Working from home today, and into my coffee by 3/4 of a cup. Today is the day our government votes on the debt ceiling. I have not had much time to research the way I would ultimately like to, however, here is my prediction based on some […]
Can The Egypt Communications Censorship Happen Here Too?
Could what happened to communications in Egypt this past week happen here in the USA? Last week, in an attempt to censor communications in their country, Egypt’s government shut down the use of Facebook and Twitter. Eventually they shut down the Internet altogether in the country as well as all mobile phone communications. In […]