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The First Step in Running More

Slow down. Most people who feel stuck at a certain level of running are simply running too many of their runs too fast. Try this thought experiment: Let’s say you want to tack on an additional 15 minutes to most of your daily runs. Would you be able to do so by doing your normal…


California Walnut Cake Is a Seriously Simple Dessert

Many people are surprised to learn that California walnuts account for 99 percent of the commercial U.S. supply and two-thirds of the world supply. Personally, I love the toasty, creamy flavor that walnuts deliver in desserts. I once came upon this cake idea, combining olive oil and walnuts. Olive oil in a cake? Why not?…


Should You Financially Support Adult Kids?

Some parents will tell you firsthand there’s no expiration date on this raising kids gig. For some, that means they extend financial help to their kids into adulthood. When I was 21 and got into a master’s program at a college of my dreams, my mom swooped in to help me pay for my degree….


Andrew Higgins: The Man Who Won World War II

Andrew Higgins (1886–1952) was born to be an inventor and entrepreneur. His drive to create and be self-sufficient began when his father, John, died when he was 7 years old. Within two years of his father’s death, Higgins began a lawn service and took on several paper routes to help the family. By the time…


Saints and Sinners: Leo Tolstoy’s ‘Twenty-Three Tales’

“‘What am I asking?’ he said to himself. ‘I’m asking about the relation to the Deity of all the various faiths of mankind. I’m asking about the general manifestation of God to the whole world with these nebulae. What am I doing? To me personally, to my heart, unquestionable knowledge is revealed, inconceivable to reason,…


Ex-Infantry Soldier Shares Crisis Survival Tips, Says Preparation Is Possible for Everyone

An ex-infantry soldier and married father of two is sharing some of his best survival tips for families in the event of a major or localized disaster and says preparation is possible for everyone. Michael Major, 42, currently works as a manager at a fabrication company in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada,…


She Cried Hysterically When Trump Got Elected—Now She Dismantles Leftists, Tells Why They’re Always Angry

She was a young leftist who believed republicans were all “bad people,” but following the election of Donald Trump in 2016 Ashley Smith would bail the progressivist ship and wash up a new person on right-leaning shores. She became an influencer on social media, sharing her freshly-discovered conservative viewpoints with marked accuracy and wit. Today,…


How Marxism Broke Down the Nuclear Family

Commentary Marriage is an institution uniquely apt for the rearing and nourishing of children, an open-ended task calling parents to assume an attitude of love and commitment toward children. Conversely, divorce undermines the family unit and deprives children of an intact biological family. Karl Marx recommended the abolition of marriage in his Communist Manifesto, stating…


Study Reveals 33 Percent of Health Foods Contain Incorrect Information

Many sports foods—powders, bars and snacks, and ready-made shakes—sold in grocery stores, pharmacies, and health food stores are marketed as being healthy food for an active lifestyle, but they may not be as nutritious as they claim to be, with approximately a third being mislabelled, an in-depth investigation by Australian researchers has found. PhD candidate…


One in Three ‘Health’ Foods Contain Misleading Claims

Many sports foods—powders, bars, and ready-made shakes—sold in grocery stores, pharmacies, and health food stores are marketed as being healthy food for an active lifestyle, but they may not be as nutritious as they claim to be, with approximately a third being mislabelled, an in-depth investigation by Australian researchers has found. PhD candidate Celeste Chapple…