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10 Founding Fathers of American Survival
As we celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, let’s take some time to think about our founding fathers. Traditionally, when we speak of the founding fathers, we’re referring to the founding fathers of our country. We do owe them a great many thanks, but today we’re focusing on the innovative, self-reliant...
10 Survival Lessons from the Great Depression
As we saw during the Great Recession, the economic chaos of the early pandemic period, and the subsequent inflation pain we are still suffering, our society will never be immune to negative economic outcomes. Whether it be a stock market crash or a foreign attack on our banking systems, there are a...
Brave Mothers in US History: Survival, Resiliency, and Love
With Mother’s Day around the corner, we’ve been thinking about the amazing mothers who have shaped our lives. Beyond our individual mothers who brought us into the world, there are generations of moms who shaped America for us. These women braved new lands, enemies, and threats to stake their claims...
The History of Unleavened Bread and Why It Matters
This year, Passover is on April 15, followed by the Days of Unleavened Bread from April 16 to 22, with Easter falling on April 17. If you don't follow Jewish or Christian faith traditions, you may be unfamiliar with what is being celebrated and how they overlap. Passover is a...
25 Best Survival Memes for Emergency Preparedness
Just a few years ago, some people mocked emergency preparation. They found it weird that anyone would spend time, money, and energy stocking up and getting ready for disasters or emergencies. That was before the world spun out of control… In the spirit of sharing a chuckle, today we’re posting...
Preparedness Lessons from Ireland’s Great Potato Famine
For many Americans, St. Patrick’s Day conjures memories of parades, green beer, and leprechauns. But St. Patrick’s Day in America as we know it started because of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland, which was certainly not a time of celebration. The Great Potato Famine lasted from 1845-1849, and it...
What Happened in Canada Should Make Us Reconsider Executive Order 13603
If you haven’t been paying attention to what just happened with our neighbors in the Great White North, we urge you to start. The Canadian Freedom Convoy, which consisted of truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa and blocking three of the most-trafficked interstate bridges between Canada and the United States,...
Survival Lessons from the Great Chicago Fire
On the morning of October 8, 1871, The Chicago Tribune included the following quote: “The absence of rain for three weeks [has] left everything in so flammable a condition that a spark might set a fire which would sweep from end to end of the city.” Sadly, this warning proved...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: What It Is and How to Prepare
In school, you studied the Industrial Revolution. But did you study the Second or Third ones? Are you aware that we are currently going through the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Since the very First Industrial Revolution, humanity has strived to improve through new technologies. Now is no different. However, today’s technologies...
5th-Generation Security Threats to Keep on Your Radar
The United States of America has the best military in the world, but how will they protect American citizens from the newest types of security threats that don’t require physical combat? The term “fifth generation warfare” was first used in 2003, but since that time, it has been increasingly clear...
Why Christmas This Year Is More Meaningful
Christmas has always been special, but after 2020, this year’s Christmas feels even more meaningful. It’s not because things have gotten better (in many ways, they haven’t). Christmas 2021 is more meaningful because we gained a new perspective in 2020. When the world shut down in 2020, everyone suffered. Schools...
Our Readers’ Favorite Survival Scout Articles of 2021
Many of us hoped that 2021 would be a better year than 2020. But 2021 proved to be just as weird – if not more. We continued to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the addition of vaccines and vaccine mandates. We watched in horror multiple times as citizens...
