May 26, 2026

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIf you spend much time on social media, particularly in prepping or survival circles, you’ve no doubt run across the suggestion that wasp spray makes for a dandy self-defense weapon. As the story goes, wasp spray has a range of 20 feet or more…

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhen people talk about preparedness, ammo tends to get tossed around like it’s candy at a parade. Some folks stockpile thousands of rounds for every caliber under the sun. Others think two boxes of 9mm ammunition in the nightstand drawer should suffice. So… how…

When a deadly virus lands in a California town and starts ravaging the population, most people don’t have a clue what’s happening until it’s too late. There’s no warning. No broadcast telling you to get out now. Just armed guards, lockdown orders, and people in hazmat suits who aren’t there…

United States fighter jets have attacked the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps speedboats. Explosions were heard near the port of Bandar Abbas. This attack occurred on Monday as US and Iranian negotiators arrived in Qatar in hopes of advancing stalled talks. A series of explosions also occurred on land in Bandar…

One American has officially tested “mildly positive” for Hantavirus. The United States Department of Health and Human Services claimed that it was one of the 17 Americans being repatriated from a hantavirus-struck cruise ship had tested mildly positive. Seven cases of the Andes hantavirus have now been confirmed among passengers…

The Marine Corps is moving deeper into Alaska with an initiative designed to build a more persistent presence in the Arctic and prepare service members for extreme cold-weather operations. The effort, called “Campaign – Alaska,” will establish a new rotating force that will train and experiment in the frigid conditions,…

The Air Force has quietly assembled an “AI Action Team” to help leaders think through ethical challenges, develop literacy in the force and identify new applications for the tech, the service’s senior enlisted leader said this month.Among those new uses, CMSAF David Wolfe said, was promotion board screening and ranking.…

Russia and Ukraine on Monday reported fighting along their long front line despite a U.S.-mediated ceasefire, and each accused the other of launching drone and artillery strikes.Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a U.S.-led push for peace under…

United States President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian peace plan, calling the proposal “totally unacceptable.” At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the war was “not over.” Trump issued the statement on his TruthSocial feed, rejecting the “unacceptable” Iranian proposal aimed at ending the…

With the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford en route home from what has become the longest U.S. Navy float since Vietnam, the service is reconsidering how to sustain a wartime fighting force.That’s according to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman, who addressed service needs and quality…

The remains of a U.S. Army soldier who was reported missing in Southern Morocco last week have been recovered, the Army said in a statement Sunday. First Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., of Richmond, Virginia, was found Saturday, one week after he and another soldier were reported missing. The two…

This article was originally published by Matt Hisrich at The Mises Institute.  While reading The Wealth of Shadows—Graham Moore’s excellent historical novel about pre-World War II global finance—I couldn’t help but feel a growing sense of unease regarding the current state of international economics. Set just before the United States enters…

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