Key Takeaways The Echelon Alpha 4.0C is the most affordable Echelon model yet, priced at $599 compared to $720 for the standard version. It features a plain white front sight, clean straight slide serrations, and includes only a medium back strap. Despite cost-cutting, it retains the same optic mounting system…

This article was originally publisehd by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute.  In 2000, the world braced for Y2K. It came with a date and a remedy. There was panic about doomsday, but as other programmers and I stretched the year field from two to four characters, apart from…

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed Senate Bill 749 into law, establishing a comprehensive statewide ban on “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines effective July 1, 2026. The legislation was immediately met with a sophisticated, dual-track legal assault: a state-level lawsuit filed by GOA and VCDL utilizing a unique “state-only” constitutional…

Canada has confirmed its first hantavirus infection after a cruise ship passenger tested positive for the virus. The infected person was on board the MV Hondius, the cruise ship where the initial outbreak occurred. According to a report by The Guardian, one of the four Canadians quarantining after being on…

Iran has warned the United States that the Gulf of Oman could become a “graveyard” for America’s fleets. Warships will be meeting their watery end as negotiations remain gridlocked. The US and Israel are also preparing plans to attack Iran should negotiations remain in a stalemate. Iran has said that…

United States President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the clock is ticking. He added that “there won’t be anything left” of Iran if the country fails to make a deal with the US ruling class. Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Sunday to warn that “for Iran, the…

The “bottom line” is the “top line” this morning.Markets are full of yuck and suck – with Dow futures down a couple of hundred and other indices down proportionately.+Trump tweets won’t fix the raw economics, this time.  The way we read the tea leaves, people are tired of texts –…