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Two days ago I watched a video produced by the China Insights YouTube channel. The video shows what life is like in Shanghai as of May 5, 2022. After enduring weeks of forced lockdowns due to rising COVID cases, residents have been permitted to leave their homes once...
I’ve always been fascinated by music and musicians. Music because of its ability to influence one’s mood. Musicians because I have no musical aptitude whatsoever, and so I’ve always appreciated and been mystified by those who do. When I have some downtime I enjoy...
Any shooter who purchases his or her own ammunition can tell you that prices and availability have been problematic for the past few years. For example, one of my preferred rounds in .223 is Speer’s Gold Dot 75 grain Soft Point (24475). Back in May 2019 I purchased...
On April 26, 1865, almost two weeks after Abraham Lincoln’s death, the man who killed the President was finally tracked down. Cornered in a tobacco barn in a quiet backwater of the Virginia countryside, John Wilkes Booth refused to surrender. Even after the Union...
We’ve been amazed over the years to see how resilient children can be. Even in high-risk areas or conflict zones, some children seem to cope quite well. This notwithstanding, there are other children who clearly struggle. Reports indicate that some individuals exposed...
During my travels this past week I found myself in a meeting with an important individual. As we sat down to start our conversation, he mentioned that it was a bit warm in the room. We both walked over to the thermostat on the wall. I mentioned that it was set to 72...
It was difficult to watch as billions of dollars of specialized military equipment was abandoned to Afghanistan’s Taliban in August 2021. And even now as we rightly cheer on, support, and pray for the brave Ukrainians defending their homeland from Russian aggression,...
Images of the war raging in Ukraine seem to be everywhere. They clearly demonstrate the unthinkable horrors of war. Lives are being lost, families are being violently torn apart, and entire cities are being utterly destroyed. The same can be said for Syria and...
A well-made, dependable, tactical flashlight is one of the most important pieces of gear that you can carry. On a basic level, it provides light in the darkness. This may seem boring, yet if you’ve ever been in a sketchy area when the electricity goes out at night,...
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