Month: June 2022

Higher Intake of Avocados Associated With Significantly Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

There are plenty of ways to reduce your risk of heart disease, including diet and exercise.  In fact, surprising to many people, eating fat-rich avocados can actually help to reduce the risk of heart disease.  Avocados taste amazing and clearly benefit the human body, as detailed below. A recent study shows people who consume two or more…


Install an Outdoor Shower

An outdoor shower is ideal for a nice, quick wash down with fresh water after a day at the beach, dip in the pool or swim in the lake. While you’ve probably seen custom-built outdoor showers that look like they’re an indoor bathroom with hot and cold running water, we’re talking about a more modest…


Fried Chicken

Fourth of July is upon us. Fireworks, days spent at a beach or park, American flags and good food are all markers that the holiday is near. But don’t start counting how many burgers, buns and hot dogs you need just yet. Get real American this year with an all time picnic classic: fried chicken. It might seem…


45 Housing Markets Have ‘Probability of a Price Decline,’ Says Research Firm

While home prices in the United States have appreciated by more than a third over the past two years, prices are poised to fall in several housing markets over the next 12 months, according to data analyzed by research firm CoreLogic. Among the 392 U.S. housing markets that CoreLogic analyzed in June, it found 45…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Former Asst. Secretary of State David Stilwell: The China Diplomacy Trap, Dangerous Aerial Intercepts, and Xi Jinping’s COVID Paranoia

This episode will premiere on Saturday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. ET.   “When we say war, the first thing Dave Stilwell thinks of is my F-16 with bombs, kinetics, killing people and breaking their things. … That’s not how the PRC thinks of war.” I sit down with retired Brigadier General David Stilwell. From 2011…


Beneficiary Designation: Don’t Leave Your Loved Ones in the Cold

If you have life insurance policies, retirement accounts, or annuities, it’s your responsibility to designate a beneficiary. Naming a beneficiary ensures that your loved one or heir is taken care of in the manner you want. What Is a Beneficiary A will isn’t the only document that establishes who will receive your assets once you pass…


The Deadly Altruism of Economics

Commentary  Many critics of mainstream economics believe that economists are in the pocket of Big Business: that they’re paid shrills who say what their corporate paymasters want them to say. With 50 years of experience of economists—and 30 years of that as an academic economist myself, though a decidedly non-mainstream one—I can categorically say that…


Modern-Day Preppers Reveal Their Secrets to Success

CAMDEN, Tenn.—John Willis spent about 10 years living in the backwoods waiting for society to collapse. It didn’t. “I think a lot of people forget to live because you’re waiting for society to collapse,” Willis said during a Self-Reliance Festival in Tennessee recently. “I spent a lot of years in a cave, doing absolutely nothing.”…


Planning Ahead Is Key to Reaping Vacation Benefits

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com According to the U.S. Travel Association, more than half of American workers leave unused vacation days on their company’s boardroom table. Meanwhile, the research shows that by planning ahead, more families will actually take much-needed vacations and thus reap a multitude of personal and professional benefits. Here are five…


Boris Johnson Tells Tory Plotters: Stop Focusing on Things I’m Meant to Have Stuffed Up

Boris Johnson has urged Conservative MPs plotting to oust him not to focus on the issues he has “stuffed up” after his authority was diminished by a double by-election defeat. The prime minister insisted questions over his leadership were now settled after the loss of Wakefield and former stronghold Tiverton and Honiton triggered a Cabinet…