By John Farnam “Rights?” When someone says, in so many words, “I have a ‘right’ to never have anything bad happen to me,” they are displaying a level of ignorance and self-delusion that ultimately makes for them a short, and unhappy, life. And, they are unfit for citizenship in a free Republic! Our Constitution provides…
Crusader Corner: The Case of the Bacon Bandits and The Continued Mis-Appropriation of “Counter-Terrorism” Resources
FBI offers $5,000 reward after bacon found at Las Vegas mosque What is noteworthy about this story is not — horror of horrors! — the bacon at the mosque. That is obnoxious and stupid, but that’s all it is: no one was hurt, no one was intimidated, no one was threatened. What is noteworthy here…
The Double-Edged Sword that is Open Carry
(Originally Published in March) Texas just got one step closer to joining the 13 other states in which Open Carry is Legal (with permit) with the Texas Senate Republicans passing the measure 20-11 in a straight party vote. Read that story HERE. As a PROUD Texan, I know many of you out there would…
WW2 History: The Most Amazing Lie in History
How a chicken farmer, a pair of princesses, and 27 imaginary spies helped the Allies win World War II This story originally appeared in the September 2014 issue of Mental Floss Magazine. In the weeks leading up to D-day, Allied commanders had their best game faces on. “This operation is not being planned with any…
Ankara’s Hidden Hand: Turkish Covert Ops Then and Now
To put it mildly, Turkey has been substantially involved in Syria since the eruption of the Arab Spring in 2011. After Turkish F-16s recently downed a Su-24 Russian tactical bomber over the region where Turkmen anti-Assad groups are based, Turkish President Erdogan tacitly confirmed Turkey’s covert support for Syrian rebels fighting against Damascus, stating that “anyone…
Cartel Corner #42: The Search for “El Chapo” Intensifies… (Yeah Right)
Mexican security forces descended on a region in the country’s northwest in October as part of a new phase in the search for fugitive Sinaloa cartel chief Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. And now there are disturbing new details about that intensifying manhunt. Guzmán remains free, but a recent report from Vice News details allegations that,…
21st Century Seapower
When the Tamil Sea Tigers, the ferocious naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was destroyed in the Sri Lankan government’s full-throttled spring 2009 offensive that put an end to the country’s decades-long civil war, few were sorry to see its demise. For while the group was a capable adversary of Sri…
My “Proposed” Reading List for 2016
With the New Year upon us, I thought I might share what books I have on deck for 2016. Keep in mind I am a writer and amateur historian, so my “professional reading” tends to have a very heavy emphasis on military history, in particular WW2 and the Cold War. My leisure and fiction reading…
Dose of Truth
I like the Rabbit running for his life..hilarious. Happy New Year to all my Subscribers and Readers! Have a Safe New Years Eve and Be Safe!! Don’t Drink and Drive!! Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
How Many I-Phones to Stop an AK-74 5.45×39 Bullet?
OK, Make your bets, make your bets…How Many I-Phones would you need in your pocket to save your life from an AK-74 round? The Answer may surprise you.