Trading After SHTF If SHTF, the banknotes we use as a medium of exchange today would effectively be worthless. United States dollars only have value because they’re backed by the strength of the US government. If the US government loses its power following a SHTF event, what would we use to trade? How can we … Read more
A Shift Away From Democracy Democracy has proven to be a successful government model up until this point. Lifespans have extended. Standards of living have improved. Advancement up the societal latter is now achievable through hard work. However, we are seeing the democratic foundations that propelled us into an age of prosperity begin to crumble. … Read more
When Risk Becomes too Great Hurricane Dorian recently ravaged the Bahamas, leaving tens of thousands homeless. The Category 5 hurricane was even worse than expected. Unfortunately, as climate change worsens, the number of devastating weather events like Dorian will rise. Homes and businesses in coastal areas will grow increasingly exposed to the possibility of ruin. … Read more
Close Call Less than a month ago, a “city killer” asteroid whizzed by Earth, shocking scientists. The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2019 OK, wasn’t tracked by scientists until just days before it passed by within 45,000 miles of the Earth. In the great expanse of space, 45,000 miles is a very close call, especially with … Read more
What are the Hong Kong Protests About? Hong Kong has had a chaotic past few months. Millions of Hong Kong citizens have taken to the streets in protest of the Beijing government. Some of these protests turned violent, as police applied force against demonstrators. To better understand the potential consequences of the Hong Kong protests, … Read more
This Isn’t Your Typical List The economy is beginning to show signs of a nearing recession. The yield curve has again become inverted. The trade war between the US and China continues on. And Europe is a mess. There are plenty of potential catalysts that could make the shaky market completely quake. Many people sense … Read more
Blurred Boundaries Between Big Tech and Government Amazon has been in the news lately due to its nearly finalized cloud contract with the government. Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud hosting service, has been a huge revenue driver for the conglomerate. The Department of Defense favors Amazon Web Services over the competition to host its data … Read more
Failing to Bring the World Closer Together A little over two years ago, Facebook updated its mission statement to, “Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.” Since the update, though, Facebook has pushed the world further apart. The data they’ve collected on their users have been exploited to the … Read more
Don’t Break the Bank There is no shortage of prepper gear we can buy these days. Some items are more practical than others, but “experts” will nevertheless try to sell us their latest product offerings. It’s important that we’re able to distinguish between something we need and something someone else wants us to buy. It’s … Read more
The First of Many Videos on the Bunker Basics Prepper YouTube Channel I just posted my first video on the new Bunker Basics Prepper YouTube channel. I’m hoping to increase the number of channels through which I reach people. This video was fun to make and I intend it to be the first of many. … Read more