Perspectives on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin shooting
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #143 • September/October, 2013
The media told us a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain and wannabe cop with gun-derived courage was on patrol when he profiled a young child because he was black...
Getting rich through generosity
By John Silveira
Issue #89 • September/October, 2004
The conventional wisdom is that to get filthy rich, you need to be greedy. So, it may come as counterintuitive that it's generosity, intentional or accidental, and not...
Introducing the international tax cartel
By Dave Duffy
February 13, 2001
Democrats on Capitol Hill aren't the only ones who don't like President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut plan. A group of Western European nations think they should have global veto...
Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III
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By Annie Tuttle
Issue #147 • May/June, 2014
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Me with Brownie, Cupcake, Red Velvet, and Flan (mostly hidden).
These were our first four goats, and are all Kiko x Boer...
This country job really rocks
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This country job really rocks
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By Charles Sanders
Issue #105 • May/June, 2007
Down here in the hills and hollers of southern Indiana, there is rock a'plenty. Old farm fields still show evidence where early...
Foraging for wild berries
By Kristina Seleshanko
Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019
I had just posted a photo online of some wild berries I was going to preserve, when suddenly I was inundated with messages: “Are those really safe to...
Is the Mainstream Media Finally Recognizing How the War on Drugs is Destroying Our...
By John Silveira
December 17, 1999
The December 1999 issue of Harper's Magazine has a headline the likes of which I'd given up ever seeing on the cover of a mainstream magazine. The newsstand jacket...
Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document
By the President of the United States of America:
A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the...
Sorrento Salad
Recipe of the Week
Sorrento Salad
Courtesy of
Larry Herman
Ingredients
1/2 pound mushrooms
3 to 4 stalks celery
1/2 cup pimento
1/2 cup black olives
1 small onion
lettuce
1/2 cup virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2...
From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First Ladies were fascinating
By John Silveira
Issue #29 • September/October, 1994
(This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...wait...
Peloponnesian Pot Roast
Recipe of the Week
Peloponnesian Pot Roast
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
This is a fantastic and different pot roast. I usually double the sauce for this roast. We like lots of sauce to put on the...
Lentil and meat stew
Recipe of the Week
Lentil and meat stew
Courtesy of
Habeeb Salloum
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
4 Tbsp. butter
1/2 lb. beef, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic,...
Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense?
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #72 • November/December, 2001
Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense? Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't, according to Ayoob's experience, but those who did never really knew they would until...
Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest have to fear
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By John Silveira
Issue #94 • July/August, 2004
I was sitting in my cubicle poring over a map of the Oregon coastactually, just that part of the coast that is Gold Beach where Backwoods...
Basic biscotti cookie
Recipe of the Week
Basic biscotti cookie
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients for egg wash:
1 egg
2 Tbsp. milk
Ingredients for cookies:
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar-divided
1 tsp....
These salads are hearty dishes
By Jennifer Stein Barker
Issue #43 • January/February, 1997
When most people think of a salad, they first think of lettuce or fruit, but a salad may also be made of vegetables or fruit, combined with...































