Daily Archives: Mar 16, 2026

"A magnitude 9 earthquake in the Pacific Northwest is commonly thought of as a single bad day. But the science of engineering and earth sciences suggests something much more: a rapid sequence of failure, flooding, and lockups that could persist long after the shaking stops, by decades." In the Cascadia...

"Is a handgun round ‘good enough’ just because it can hurt someone? In defensive ballistics, the argument usually ends when the target becomes complex: heavy clothing, odd angles, bone, and the plain fact that handguns are simply underpowered compared to long guns. This is why the measure that serious...

Can a ‘popular’ caliber still be the wrong tool when the hallway is short and the stakes are permanent? Home defense is not a caliber-shooting contest. It’s a stress test: how well it works when it’s full of dust, how well it works when your hands are shaking, and...