Your Survival Guy’s Boat-Shoes-on-the-Docks View
Your Survival Guy’s boat-shoes-on-the-docks view of summer 2025. When the weather’s good, it’s still busy out there, especially in vacation hotspots like Newport, RI,...
Would the Pat Buchanan Plan Work Today?
In July 2014, I outlined for readers a plan by Pat Buchanan to end the corporate income tax. Pat’s plan, or one like it,...
U.S. and Israel Partner on AI and Energy Innovation
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ambassador Yechiel...
California Faces Fuel Price Volatility Amid Refinery Closures
California will lose 17% of its oil refinery capacity over the next year due to two major closures, likely increasing fuel price volatility on...
New Tariff Rates Announced as U.S. Tackles Trade Deficit
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order extending certain tariff rates to August 1, 2025, and issued letters to multiple countries outlining new reciprocal...
Your Survival Guy: “You Wouldn’t Have Liked It”
On Sunday, Your Survival Guy had to deal with some rough weather bringing our boat, the Tom Sawyer, back to Newport, RI. It wasn’t...
DOE Unveils Plan to Quadruple U.S. Nuclear Power by 2050
The Department of Energy's report, Evaluating the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid (July 7, 2025), outlines a national strategy to...
How China Weaponized Rare Earths to Shift U.S. Trade Policy
China’s new export controls on rare earth minerals and magnets caused global supply disruptions, pressuring the U.S. to roll back tariffs. The move marks...
Trump Administration Moves to Curb Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland
The Trump administration has launched a crackdown on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland, targeting nations considered adversaries, such as China. Under the new National...
Your Survival Guy Finally Got in the Boat
Your Survival Guy hopes you had a nice holiday weekend. We finally got out on the boat. It’s been one of those summers where...