Ballistics and effective range can be a tricky subject to get into, especially when you’re working with a caliber that isn’t as common as some. Luckily Faxon has covered and provided this nifty ballistic breakdown. Let’s dive into the effective range of 6.5 Creedmoor. The maximum effective range of the 6.5 Creedmoor is roughly 1,200 […]
ANALYSIS – Come on, man! – It just seems that every day “conservative” commentator Tucker Carlson falls deeper into his embarrassing fawning over Vladimir Putin and Russia. His exclusive Putin interview last week in Moscow gave the Russian strongman a unique opportunity to spread propaganda in the U.S. and the West about his ongoing war against […]
TUESDAY PDB – ‘Weapons hot’: Lessons and mistakes on a B-52 bomber training flight. A B-52H Stratofortress’ hulking gray frame rumbles through the cloudless blue sky, closing in on targets 19,000 feet below. The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century-old bombers. As it idled on the flight line here, a B-52H […]
The latest consumer price index (CPI) data, published on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., showed a 3.1% increase in inflation for January, disappointing consumers and the market. Economists surveyed by FactSet had predicted a 2.9% increase. Core CPI, excluding more volatile and fuel prices, increased by 3.9% from a year ago, surpassing economists’ predictions of 3.7%. […]
House Republican Conference chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) has filed a complaint against New York Attorney General Letitia James over her civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump. “Today, I filed a bar complaint against NY Attorney General Letitia James (D) for violating the Rules of Professional Conduct by conducting a biased investigation and prosecution […]
Special counsel Jack Smith has one week to respond to former President Donald Trump’s latest appeal. The New York Times explains: In asking Mr. Smith to respond by next Tuesday at 4 p.m., the justices did not set a particularly speedy schedule. The court often asks for quicker responses to emergency applications on what critics call […]
On Monday evening, former President Donald Trump announced he is endorsing North Carolina GOP chair Michael Whatley, daughter-in-law Lara Trump, and campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita to lead the Republican National Committee (RNC). “Michael has been with me from the beginning, has done a great job in his home state of North Carolina, and is […]
A United States senator is hammering President Joe Biden for shutting down commercial ports along the U.S. border with Mexico, allegedly costing American farmers, ranchers and truckers $250 million a day. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, introduced the “Keeping International Land Ports of Entry […]
ANALYSIS – This weekend, former President Donald Trump remarked that he might let “delinquent” NATO members get invaded by Russia and even encourage it. And by delinquent, Trump meant not paying their minimum NATO required share of at least 2% of GDP on defense. Specifically, Trump told supporters at a campaign rally a possibly true tale about […]
CNN reports that Kevin McCarthy plans to take revenge against the eight House Republicans who removed him from power. According to congressional reporters Melanie Zanon and Manu Raju, McCarthy and his allies are mounting a full-fledged campaign of retribution behind the scenes: Raju played a clip of McCarthy saying there needed to be “consequences” for […]
Trump’s Tariff Proposal Would Make Life More Expensive For All Americans
Policy issues haven’t taken center stage in the 2024 presidential race. Instead, personalities, frailties, foibles, and falsehoods seem to be the top items on offer from the major campaigns. But occasionally, a bit of policy does rise above the mire, and is worth discussing. The National Taxpayers Union takes note of former President Donald Trump’s […]