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Record Diesel Prices are Crushing Farmers

The crushing reality of record diesel fuel prices is pushing farmers to the brink and may affect food availability.
Coins spill from a jar. Photo by Michael Longmire on Unsplash

Bring on the Recession, Jerome

When faced with a choice of inflation or a recession, I'll take a recession any day, and so should you.
Students in a classroom with advanced equations on the board.

Peak Fairness is Going to be our Downfall

Peak oil didn't destroy us, but "peak fairness" may as socialists and apologists try to make everything "fair."
A protest in Europe

Europe will be our Harbinger of Doom

Monitor what's going on overseas to look for warning signs. Europe is likely to slide into a collapse before the U.S.
Pigs are a low-cost source of protein.

Largest Pork Company in the US Shuts Down California Plant

Fewer pigs, a low-cost source of protein, will be butchered once Smithfield shuts down their California processing plant to due high costs.
rusty gears

Life as we know it Grinds to a Halt

The supply chain is a vast interconnected system. When one component fails, everything can grind to a halt.
Stages of monkeypox lesions

Should you Worry about Monkeypox?

Monkeypox is spreading around the world and there are cases in the U.S. Is monkeypox something you should prep for?
off a cliff

The Economy is Careening out of Control

The problem this country face is that the people who are supposed to be in charge of the economy don’t know what they are doing..
Burning $100 bill

Inflation hits 40-year high as CPI rises 8.6% in May

The Consumer Price Index rose to 8.6 percent in June, something the media and many government economists think was "unexpected." Really? I just have...
Our cabbage are beginning to grow heads.

Inflation Hits the Homestead, Plus Survival Gardening

Have you ever checked the caloric content of vegetables? Many of them offer just a coupe hundred calories per pound. Give yourself survival options.