This article was originally published by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute. In 1901, on far-away Balangiga—a village in Eastern Samar of the Philippines—an American general gave an order that stripped away any notion of “civilizing” or “Christianizing” a foreign people: “Make it a howling wilderness.” General Jacob H. Smith’s command—accompanied by the instruction to “kill everyone over ten”—was not an aberration. It was consistent with a decision made only a few years earlier about America becoming one of the “great” nations. The government would abandon its anti-imperial tradition and join the ranks of empire. The events at Balangiga were recorded…

9 people were killed and 25+ injured following a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on February 10, 2026. The B.C. RCMP are currently investigating the active shooter incident, which prompted a regional emergency alert and the evacuation of the small community’s secondary and elementary schools.…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  Sam Darnold just WON the Super Bowl…and LOST $71k because it was in California Watch as Boomer Esiason explains why the players should block any future Super Bowls in California… Here’s SchiffSovereign’s James Hickman to explain the farce… Yesterday, the Seattle Seahawks beat the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police clashed with anti-Israel demonstrators in Sydney during protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, prompting national leaders to urge calm and call for demonstrations to remain peaceful. Police said 27 people were arrested, including 10 for allegedly assaulting officers, after…

United States envoy to NATO Matthew Whitaker has likened NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) European members to children, who must eventually leave parental care and get a job. Whitaker said that while the U.S. “still loves” its allies on the continent, they need to grow up. At the presentation of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fifteen people were arrested in Europe on Tuesday for allegedly spreading Islamic State terrorist group propaganda over TikTok, a report said. The suspects, whose ages ranged from 16 to 53, were taken into custody in raids across the Netherlands, according to Reuters. The news…

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to block a major bridge between Canada and the United States over ownership concerns. The bridge is suspended between Michigan and Ontario, and Trump is demanding ownership of at least half of the crossing. In a post on his Truth Social platform on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches into a second week, her alleged captors are reportedly seeking a $6 million Bitcoin ransom, illustrating how cryptocurrency has reshaped the business of extortion.Guthrie, 84, the mother of NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie, was abducted…

Since hitting the 77 mark this month, I have cut myself considerable slack.  Things like “pressure” to keep UrbanSurvival going, publish still more books, and doing more research.  I mean, eventually time runs out and what we leave with is all between-our ears, anyway.Still, mornings like this? Good to sit in the…