by Dan Mitchell I periodically write about the importance of long-run growth and about the importance of convergence (whether poorer countries are catching up with …
Amazing! Engineer With No Fingers Builds His Own Bionic Hand
After Ian lost four of his fingers, he decided to build himself an incredible bionic hand – wait until you …
Frédéric Bastiat: In defense of a free economy
“Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it,” wrote novelist N.D. Wilson. “The greatest heroes stand because it …
Foraging Guide: Edible Jelly Mushrooms
Amber Jelly Roll (shorter video) Amber jelly roll or Willow Brain mushroom (Exidia recisa) is an often overlooked edible mushroom …
World’s Longest Field Goal- Robot vs NFL Kicker
Mark Rober, formerly of NASA built a Field Goal Kicking Robot to take on the NFL’s longest field goal record …
Communism Humor
by Dan Mitchell I’ve already shared some politician humor and some socialism humor in 2021, so it’s time to complete the trifecta with a new …
A Case Study of How Venezuelan Socialism Killed the Goose with the Golden Eggs
By Dan Mitchell The economic disintegration of Venezuela is a powerful example how socialism fails. Even in a nation with massive oil wealth. This video from Reason tells the tragic story. I think long-run …
The Battle of Midway 1942: Told from the Japanese Perspective
This is the first of three videos explaining the Battle of Midway. From an unusual point of view to America …
Meet the Man Behind the Cartoons
A.F. “Tony” Branco has been making America laugh at the Left for more than 8 years By Catherine Mortensen For the …
A Reader Writes: Keeping a Cash Stash
By David McComas Romantics like to say that love makes the world go round. No. It’s money. Money makes the …
A Reader Writes: In Defense of Bayonets
SRC reader, David, very kindly responded to my request for content from all you experts out there. Here he describes …
what3words – the coolest location address tool ever
Street addresses weren’t designed for 2021. They aren’t accurate enough to specify precise locations, such as building entrances, and don’t …
Watch as beaver makes short work of thick tree limb!
Rumble / Wild Wildlife — Occurred on August 19, 2020 / Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Info from Licensor: “”In this amazing video, I had a …
Sign me up for BMW’s electric wingsuit!
Austria’s Peter Salzmann caused a sensation with a climbing flight in an electrified wingsuit. For the project “The Electrified Wingsuit” …
Hillbilly Urbanism
Low regulation keeps trailer park costs low and population density high. Follow design of European or Japanese cities. Given that …
Need a New Year’s resolution? Start (or join) a local gun club.
Happy New Year from all of us at Ammo.com! As 2020 comes to a close, it’s time to make goals for …
The Sidewinder – 18mph and a sneaky predator
The sidewinder is a small pale-colored desert rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) found in the southwestern U.S. that moves by thrusting its …
Top 20% Gets 6x More Benefits from Student Debt Cancellation than Bottom 20%, New Study Finds
Student debt forgiveness would overwhelmingly benefit the most well off in America, new economic research shows. From Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
Gun Control Humor
by Dan Mitchell Donald Trump has his share of flaws and he wasn’t the type of Republican I like, but that doesn’t prevent me from acknowledging …
Bedtime for Baby Orangutans
At the end of the day, the infant orangutans head back to the Baby House where they receive a snack …
Researchers create ingredients to produce food by 3D printing
By Elton Alisson | Agência FAPESP – It is already possible to produce food with a 3D printer, potentially delivering products …
50 years ago, scientists named Earth’s magnetic field as a suspect in extinctions
Our recent article on the Earth’s magnetic poles flip caught your imagination, despite it being long. So when I came …
1958 Demonstration of American Dialects/Accents
We hear six speakers of standard English from different areas: Smithfield, Virginia, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Brooklyn, New York, North Andover, …
Parler 101: 3 Tips to Thrive
As I think I have mentioned before @Jack, that’s Jack Dorsey who owns Twitter doesn’t like conservatives. And he hates …
Wild elephants salute men who rescue their baby from ditch
In Kerala, India, a baby elephant falls into a ditch (or an abandoned well) and gets trapped there. As the …
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse? The Poles Flip
POLE SHIFT • GRAND SOLAR MINIMUM • CLIMATE CHANGE This is a longish video (and a bit slow to get …
How Policing Works in a Privatized City
“All the common areas of Atlantic Station including the streets, sidewalks, parks, and alleys are private property.” Thus reads one …
Economic Policy: Blue States vs. Red States
by Dan Mitchell I’ve written favorably about the pro-growth policies of low-tax states such as Texas, Florida, and Tennessee, while criticizing the anti-growth policies …
We’re suckers for squirrel stories – this one begged a man to help her baby
And we like whales, too
Wow! Bear takes down huge Bison
There’s a longer video here of Michael’s vacation and if you go to the YouTube site you’ll read so much …