Guns of Pop Culture: ‘Stranger Things’ & Hopper’s Handguns

Stranger Things has been one of the few shows that’s consistently been great and simultaneously not gotten axed by Netflix. This behemoth of a show takes on the 1980s with a mix of Goonies, classic horror, and a little bit of Cold War ruckus. It isn’t necessarily a gun-filled action adventure, but it’s got its fair […]

Report: Pelosi to Blame for Jan. 6 Capitol Security Failures

Washington, D.C. – Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., should be held responsible for the U.S. Capitol having been left unprepared for the assault on the building by protestors trying to stop the counting of the votes of presidential electors on Jan. 6, 2021, a report issued Wednesday says. A key finding of the inquiry […]

Are Revolving Shotguns Illegal?

The 90s were a wild time. Companies named their guns like they were in a video game. Well, one specific company did, Cobray. Cobray would be a great Twitter troll. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were a thorn in the side of gun controllers. At one point, they named their revolving shotguns Street Sweepers. The Street […]

Trump’s ‘America First’ Vision Has Been Co-Opted

Government intervention in markets is not new, and it is very much a bipartisan affair. But large-scale industrial policies like those the Biden administration has gotten through Congress in the last few months are impressive, even by D.C.’s statist baseline. The federal government’s decision to spend big on semiconductors, green energy and other industry subsidies […]

Did Russia Really Blow Up the Nord Stream Undersea Gas Pipelines? Probably Not

ANALYSIS – In late September, three different pipes from the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, long criticized by former President Trump, and other conservatives in the U.S. and Europe for making NATO reliant on Russian energy, were apparently sabotaged. Trump et al.’s warnings have proven prescient as Vladimir Putin has manipulated gas supplies and threatened […]

Governor Abbott Requests Federal Assistance on Southern Border as ‘Polar Vortex’ Heads to Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has penned a letter to President Biden requesting federal assistance on America’s southern border ahead of inclement weather projections that the Abbott administration believes could lead to a drastic loss of life. Per a media release sent by Governor Abbott’s office earlier this week: “Governor Greg Abbott today demanded President Joe Biden immediately deploy […]

Outrage Develops as Convicted NY Cop Killer is Paroled on Health Grounds

Washington, D.C. – A man who reportedly masterminded a 1981 Brinks armored car robbery that left two Nanuet, N.Y., policemen and a security guard dead has been released from prison. Mutulu Shakur, 72, was released on Dec. 16 from incarceration in a federal facility on compassionate grounds by the U.S. Parole Commission, reportedly because he is […]

Who Benefits Most From Congress’ $1.7T Spending Bill?

About that $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill Congress has passed…just how do the worthies plan to spread that cash (much of it borrowed, but that’s our grandchildrens’ problem)? In all the ways one would expect from a gaggle of spend-happy pols in the waning days of the year. The headline numbers from the Senate Appropriations […]

Marines Urged by Woke Study to Use Gender-Neutral Terms in Boot Camp

ANALYSIS – In the most glaring example of wokeness in the military, which the Marine Commandant recently claimed wasn’t an issue in our beloved Corps, jarheads are being urged not to use sir or ma’am in Marine boot camp. According to the Marine Corps Times, this is seen as part of a sweeping effort to […]