Ultimate Assets

In a sign that growing dissatisfaction with international elites is fueling a resurgence of populism worldwide, “Brazil’s Donald Trump” topped the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections with nearly 47% of the vote, just barely missing out on an outright victory. The right-wing candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, is a former paratrooper who has served in the […]

We previously covered the basic individual first aid kit (IFAK), or boo-boo kit, which covers most minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises. But all the band-aids in the world won’t help you if you’re suffering from a gunshot wound, broken ankle, or nearly severed limb. That requires much more effective first aid gear, as well as […]

By now we all know that drinking eight glasses of water a day can be highly beneficial to staying healthy and hydrated. The health benefits of proper hydration can’t be underestimated. But let’s face it, drinking water is boring. At its best, water doesn’t taste like anything. At its worst, it’s just plain unpalatable. But […]

With the onset of tariffs pushed by the Trump administration, their effect on world trade has been profound. And while the effects on the US economy have been pronounced, affecting exports such as oil and soybeans, it isn’t as though those tariffs have left the Chinese economy unaffected. In fact, the effect of tariffs already […]

One of the most popular military surplus rifles of the past decade is also one of the oldest. The Russian Mosin-Nagant rifle was initially fielded by the Imperial Russian Army in 1891. Production of its variants didn’t conclude until the 1950s. It is estimated that over 60 million Mosin-Nagant rifles were produced during the rifle’s […]

Political division is higher than ever nowadays. Left-wingers and right-wingers hate each other to no end and they both believe that the opposing side is what is standing in the way of prosperity for America. They’re wrong. The things the left and right disagree on are tiny and mundane compared to the real enemy of […]

Disapproval of government immigration policies isn’t just something that affects the United States. The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has ridden a wave of anti-immigration sentiment to become the second-most popular political party in Germany. The latest polls have the conservative CDU/CSU coalition at 26%, AfD at 18.5%, the socialist SPD at 16%, and the […]