This article was originally published by William L. Anderson at The Mises Institute.  The Sierra Nevada of California is a rugged and beautiful mountain range, and it is located only about an hour east of my home in Roseville. We can see them on clear days, and many times we have driven east to go snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, or take in the scenery around Lake Tahoe. They are also something else: dangerous. Every year people die in those mountains by falling off cliffs, drowning, or even running into trees while skiing at the numerous resorts in the Sierra. People also…

Cooking a century ago was far different from modern cooking. The kitchens of yesteryear were stocked with all sorts of ingredients people don’t use anymore such as currants, citron, rhubarb, pastry flour, buckwheat flour, tapioca, and more. These ingredients create unique flavors that many of us have never even tasted.Not only were the ingredients different back then, the language was different too. Instead of saying cup or teaspoon, they said “cupful” or “teaspoonful.” Even the spelling has evolved. For example, what we now spell as “coconut” was spelled as “cocoanut” a long time ago.This collection of 100 recipes from 100…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina woman whose disappearance in 2001 and triggered a 24-year search is now facing criminal charges from the year she vanished.Michelle Hundley Smith, now 63, was located Feb. 20 at an undisclosed location within North Carolina after detectives received new information about her case, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said.Smith was 38 when her husband reported that she left their Eden home on Dec. 9, 2001, to go Christmas shopping in Martinsville, Virginia, and never returned. Her vehicle was never found.An extensive investigation followed, but despite years of investigative work,…

Ceska zbrojovka a.s. (CZ) has achieved one of the most significant milestones in the legendary firm’s history. The German Army (Bundeswehr) has selected a CZ pistol as its new standard-issue sidearm. “We are honored that the German Bundeswehr has chosen CZ as its partner,” said Jan Zajic, CEO and chairman of the board of CZ. “Our success in this rearmament tender is one of the most significant achievements in CZ’s modern history. It clearly confirms the outstanding reputation our firearms have earned through active deployment in real combat conditions. We look forward to a long-term cooperation with the Bundeswehr and to fulfilling…

The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, as President Donald Trump warns of possible military action against Iran if talks over its nuclear program fall apart.“It’s proven to be, over the years, not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran, and we have to make a meaningful deal,” Trump has said. “Otherwise bad things happen.”Trump likely will have a host of military options, which could include surgical attacks on Iran’s air defenses or strikes focused on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…

ZeroTech’s compact Thrive HD 1-4 Prism might just be the best bargain of the year for an everyday carbine optic.Think of it as a variable-power ACOG. Taking up about as much space as a TA31, ZeroTech’s newest model gives users a true 1x bottom end, with just enough magnification to consistently hit torso-sized targets out to 600 yards in field conditions. Best of all, it does it at a very affordable price.Sitting atop this well-used AR, the Thrive HD 1-4 seems right at home as a jack-of-all-trades optic.Optics are one of the few areas of the gun space where we’ve…

No other handgun cartridge has experienced quite as many ups, downs and reinventions of purpose in so short a time as the 10mm Auto. Generally thought to have been a product of the 1980s, the 10mm’s whole story actually goes back further. The 10mm Auto has had its ups and downs, with one of the most interesting histories of any handgun cartridge. A law enforcement darling one decade, an outdoorsman’s go-to the next. A Brief History of the 10mm The mid-twentieth century saw the seeds for the 10mm planted. Established gun experts, including Elmer Keith, Bill Jordan, Chic Gaylord, and…

The United States has deployed fighter jets to Israel as part of a major military buildup in the Middle East. This is a show of force as tensions continue to escalate with Iran, and could lead to another war. The advanced F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet squadron was sent to an Israeli Air Force base in the country’s south, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday, citing US officials and flight-tracking data. The alleged move is likely to escalate tensions with Iran. A U.S. official confirmed to the Times of Israel and the New York Times that the fighters were being sent…

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