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NC Renegade encourages everyone to become self sufficient and continue education in all forms of safety and preparedness. The best overall site for this topic is Survival Blog by James Wesley Rawles. We strongly encourage you to visit this site and take advantage of its broad knowledge base.
Another excellent resource is Prep Tips.
Author Archives: James
A Well Regulated Militia
Some have suggested that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution gives only “A well regulated Militia” the right to bear arms. This may be because such advocates have never read the Anti-Federalists, the Founding Fathers who argued successfully for … Continue reading
An Immigrant’s Viewpoint
I am an immigrant to the USA. I first came here on an invitation by a friend. With a three month leave of absence from my job, I arrived to see what the USA was all about. What I found … Continue reading
The Problems with the Law of the Sea Treaty
1) Having the USA put in another global organization in which the USA is put in a subordinate position where we have only one vote, just like Cuba, weakens our sovereignty and options in critical national security situations. We are giving away our sovereignty bit by … Continue reading
Derivatives: Legalized Plunder
A derivative financial instrument is a contract between two parties that specifies conditions (especially the dates, resulting values of the underlying variables, and notional amounts) under which payments, or payoffs, are to be made between the parties. For example, When … Continue reading
What the FED and Ben Bernanke are not telling you that could be fatal to your well being
The Federal Reserve Bank (FED) is not technically a federally owned government central bank. It is comprised of 12 regional Federal Reserve District banks and is owned and funded by American private banks. Together the 12 district banks implement US … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Bernanke, Fed, Federal Reserve, Jim Davis, NC Renegade
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Tis the season to be stressed out
We have so much to do to get ready for the Christmas holidays. We tend to feel overwhelmed rather then step back and realize how fortunate we are. By the grace of God, we live in the USA. Even those … Continue reading
Is the world banking system about to collapse? How will it affect you?
Last week the virtually unregulated US Federal Reserve Bank (FED) and five other countries’ Central banks made it cheaper and easier for European banks to borrow dollars in emergencies to cover their debts. They reason they did this was that … Continue reading
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The Difference Between Government and Private “Investment”
For many “Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell the government what they want and their kids pay for it.” (Richard Lamm, former Colorado governor). Sad but true. … Continue reading
The Real Reason for Thanksgiving
Do you know what the Pilgrims were thanking God for at the first Thanksgiving celebration in Plymouth? If you go to Wikipedia you will not find the answer. It was not to thank the Native Americans for saving their lives although … Continue reading
Why Don’t Intellectuals Like Capitalism?
Intellectuals, the dictionary tells us, are people who use their rational intellect rather than emotion or experience to arrive at new ideas. In general they are hostile to Capitalism. Why? Capitalism has raised everyone’s standard of living, particularly that of … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, James F. Davis, Jim Davis, NC Renegade
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
“Everyone in Washington has held public office before. How is that working for you?” said Herman Cain as he became the leader in the polls for the GOP presidential nomination. Then the ‘Liberal’ establishment media went in full attack mode to destroy … Continue reading
Culture
“Call it an occupational hazard, but I can’t look at the Occupy Wall Street protesters without thinking, ‘Who parented these people?’ As a culture columnist, I’ve commented on the social and political ramifications of the ‘movement’ — now known as … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Davis, NC Renegade, Occupy Wall Street, OWS
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Why It Is Difficult to Persuade
Last week on a visit to a public school, First Lady Michele Obama said, “We can affect who they (children) will be forever if they (educators) can shape their habits and preferences.” It is true and it got me to … Continue reading
Egyptian Inquiry
Today’s column is a response to a university student in Cairo, Egypt on what caused the economic collapse in 2008. The student had read a lengthy article I had written on the subject and asked for a shorter less complicated … Continue reading
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Tagged Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, James Davis, Jim Davis, NC Renegade
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Why Social Security Should Be Privatized
How would you feel if the people who manage your 401k or savings account spent all your money and then used the money of the next person who gives them money to invest to pay you dividends? Any sensible person … Continue reading
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Tagged James Davis, Jim Davis, NC Renegade, Ponzi Scheme, Social Security
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If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging
“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging,” suggested Will Rogers. President Obama keeps digging. To be fair, he inherited a recession caused by programs he had voted for while Senator; for example, the bank bailout. Also an overheated … Continue reading
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Ten Key Elements of Economic Success
“I am for doing good for the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out … Continue reading
Obama is digging the grave of the USA
“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging” suggested Will Rogers. President Obama keeps digging. To be fair, he inherited a recession caused by programs he had voted for while Senator; for example, the bank bailout. Also an overheated … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Collapse, James Davis, Jim Davis, NC Renegade
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All President Obama Has To Do To Get The Economy In A Hiring Mode
Back from his 11 day golfing vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, President Obama will reveal his bold new plan to reduce unemployment. Last year, the President also said he would have a new jobs plan after his extended vacation on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Davis, Jobs Creation, NC Renegade, Unemployment
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Washington Is Burning
It is said that Nero played a fiddle (lyre) while Rome burned to the ground. President Obama has gone to Martha’s Vineyard to play with the rich and famous while the US economy continues to burn with more and more … Continue reading
Is the USA becoming a Third World Country?
“Giving money and power to the government is like giving car keys and whisky to teenage boys.” P.J. O’Rourke Is the USA becoming a Third World Country? Earlier this year, former Morgan Stanley Managing Director and securities analyst, Mary Meeker, … Continue reading
Do these political Obama hacks think we are all that stupid?
The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.” Ronald Reagan The majority of the media says that the Tea Party and conservative Republicans won the debt limit … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Collapse, Government, Jim Davis, NC Renegade
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Jim Davis on the Debt Ceiling
Mark Twain once wrote “It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly Native American criminal class except Congress. “ Many have seen this quote but few know that Twain was a Congressional reporter for … Continue reading
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Rachel Maddow – the USA definitively “will default on debt” if the Federal debt limit is not raised
A fairly new very Liberal acquaintance asked me to watch the entire MSNBC Rachel Maddow show and challenged me to give evidence that something she said was not true. Being a news junkie I constantly switch channels but I rarely … Continue reading
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Tagged debt ceiling, Jim Davis, NC Renegade, Rachel Maddow
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Thoughtful critical comment on my column
I received some thoughtful critical comments concerning a column I wrote recently. The writer was concerned about the “influence of insurance and pharmaceutical companies on the ‘free market’ prices in health care.” Her comments were based on some common misconceptions. … Continue reading
Everybody Is Ignorant
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in. When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.” Will Rogers My education was … Continue reading
Let’s Examine the Record
I once introduced the late political columnist Joseph Sobran on a CSPAN TV show. Joe remarked, “The difference between a politician and a pickpocket is that a pickpocket doesn’t always get indignant when you tell him to keep his hands … Continue reading
Nation of Takers
“There is nothing that politicians like better than handing out benefits to be paid by someone else” (Thomas Sowell). As a result, almost 60% of US households receive cash handouts from the government (Fox News, 4-20-11). Has the majority of … Continue reading
Michele Bachmann’s Qualifications
Michele Bachmann announced that she was running for President at the Republican debate of presidential primary candidates last week. She stole the show. But who is this Congresswoman from Minnesota? Born in Iowa, brought up by a single mother, she … Continue reading
Voter Fraud and What We Need to Do about It
Perhaps the most important thing that both major political parties should be doing between now and next year’s elections is to help their local board of elections “clean up” their voter registration rolls. That was my advice to my successor … Continue reading
Head in the Sand
In a special election last week, a Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives, Jane Corwin, lost in what most considered was a blue collar Republican District in upstate New York. The liberal media is spinning this as proof … Continue reading
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Immigration Reform Idea
How can we solve the illegal immigration problem? Having grown up on a family farm, I saw how we got into this pickle. In the early 1950’s my father got temporary working visas to bring in farm workers from Jamaica. … Continue reading
The Consequences of an Irresponsible Debt Ceiling
Should the US Congress increase the Federal government’s debt ceiling? Our media is not doing a very good job of explaining the options and probable results. Some say our government will shut down and default on our national debt if … Continue reading
The Cost of Government Regulations
Do you have any idea what government regulations cost the American consumer? According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute it cost more than $1.75 trillion in 2008 alone. That is more than the entire Federal government deficit this year. Today there … Continue reading
Budget Cutting Joke
Are there any responsible adult leaders in Washington, DC? It does not appear so as the President and both political parties in both legislative houses patted themselves on the back for allegedly cutting the Federal budget by $38.6 billion, i.e., … Continue reading
All politics is ultimately about economics
All politicians get elected by convincing voters they are the best choice to help improve our economic situation. If they do not understand economic cause and effect they are incompetent as elected representatives. Further distressing is that most media reporters … Continue reading
What Is the United States National Security Interest?
What is the United States national security interest in bombing the Libyan air defense facilities in the civil war in Libya? The USA does not buy Libyan oil. We have no national security interest in protecting its supply. This is … Continue reading
