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August 30, 2012

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Reader Spotlight: Can Morality Be Legislated?

A reader chimes in on legislating morality

Last week, I asked you a question: Can morality be legislated? Steve S, quickly commented on the post with a great perspective. Often, people don’t take the time to scroll down and read the comments of a post so I’ve taken the liberty of highlighting his response here. According to Steve S. The short answer is […]

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August 28, 2012

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Follow Up: Can Morality Be Legislated?

What is the purpose of the law

Last week, I posed a question. Can morality be legislated? In it, I encouraged you to draw a distinction between two types of laws. Two Types of Laws Some laws are designed to protect a person’s liberties. For example, laws that prohibit stealing or murder are designed to protect a victim from having their liberties infringed […]

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August 27, 2012

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Obama, Romney. It Makes No Difference to Me

The U.S. flag

I may catch some flack for this post from many in the prepper community. I hope you won’t stop reading at the title and will follow through to hear my rationale. The Two-Party System As the Republican National Convention gears up this week in Tampa, Florida, the Romney/Ryan ticket is positioning this November’s election as […]

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August 25, 2012

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Quote of the Week: Asimov on Science and Wisdom

science is faster than wisdom

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” ~ Isaac Asimov

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August 24, 2012

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Friday Five for August 24, 2012

Interesting links for the prepper community

This week’s Friday Five from PreppingToSurvive brings you a few articles that underscore our need to discretely prepare for the worst. Warrantless Smartphone Tracking That new smartphone of yours comes with “no reasonable expectation of privacy in the data given off” according to the The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The ruling allows police to […]

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August 23, 2012

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Can Morality Be Legislated?

legislating morality

Today, I’d like to explore a topic that, while not directly related to prepping, does influence the direction that the United States is heading and thus it also affects our need for prepping. My intent for this post is to challenge your thinking and start a conversation in the comments section below. How about it? Are […]

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August 21, 2012

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Wind Turbines: Producing Electricity for Off Grid Survival

harnessing wind energy

First it was a solar panel, and now, the latest is a wind turbine. I have installed a wind turbine aboard my boat, but you can you these same principles to install one on land.

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August 20, 2012

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Learn New Skills with Basic Home Repairs

“I think the dryer is broken.” Those are words that no one really wants to hear, unless of course, your business is fixing other people’s dryers. As much as we strive to live off the grid on our little homestead, we do have a number of luxuries afforded us by the modern day conveniences of […]

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August 18, 2012

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Quote of the Week: Wayne on Life

Old revolver

“Life’s hard. It’s even harder when you’re stupid.” ~ John Wayne

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August 17, 2012

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Friday Five for August 17, 2012

Friday Five from PreppingToSurvive

The PreppingToSurvive Friday Five brings you five articles that we’ve found interesting this week. The Federal Reserve has instructed five of the nation’s largest banks to make plans for a collapse. From Rueters. Tornados are dangerous, but why is NOAA ordering ammunition for the Weather Service? From the Prepper Podcast Radio Network News. We know that […]

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