Why we have no “constitutional” rights
By John Silveira
Issue #92 • March/April, 2005
The other day I read an article concerning a suit brought against the government by some of the 550 or so detainees at the naval station at Guantanamo...
Looking back on 20 years of BHM
By Dave Duffy
Issue #120 • November/December, 2009
I was freezing when I slipped into my old down-filled Army sleeping bag. But I was used to the drill. I'd just lay there motionless as a mummy...
Defending against terroristic mass murder
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #160 • July/August, 2016
My friend Rich Grassi is a retired cop, a masterful instructor, and one of the best writers in the tactical field today. He recently wrote that it would...
Italian Pot Roast
Recipe of the Week
Italian Pot Roast
Courtesy of
Mama Jo D'Ascanio and Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
4 pounds lean chuck roast
4 garlic cloves, crushed
4 medium onions, chopped
3 Tablespoons olive oil
4 (6 oz) cans tomato paste...
Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos
By Annie Duffy
Issue #52 • July/August, 1998
"If you're going to make something that you want to last, why not start with good quality material," says Margaret Boos who raises and spins her own wool....
Make your own firestarters
By Claire Wolfe
Issue #129 • May/June, 2011
I bought an old house last summer and inherited lots of the former owners' stuff some of it good and welcome, some strictly landfill-fodder.
Among other things that...
Terrific tamale pie
Recipe of the Week
Terrific tamale pie
Courtesy of
Janine Hawley
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1lb. ground beef
2 8 oz. cans seasoned tomato...
A brief history of health and medicine
By John Silveira
Issue #100 • July/August, 2006
As little as a century ago, the average life span in the United States was 49 years. Today it is 77. Fifty years ago, the average life span...
Install rafters alone the easy way
By Robert L. Williams
Issue #35 • September/October, 1995
Anyone who has ever worked on roof framing knows that nailing up rafters is a two-man job at the very best. At worst, the task requires the...
Reflections on the Second Amendment
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #77 • September/October, 2002
A reader named Molly e-mailed a note to the office of BHM asking what the editor thought of Attorney General Ashcroft's recent affirmation of the Second Amendment as...
Jo’s Kentucky-fried cole slaw
Recipe of the Week
Jo’s Kentucky-fried cole slaw
Courtesy of
Jo Mason
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1/2 medium-sized head cabbage
1 small carrot
1/2 bell pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2...
No fuss, no muss, one-pan grouse supper
By Linda Gabris
Issue #101 • September/October, 2006
Next best thing to spending a thrilling day on an upland trail is sitting down to a grouse supper, and here's a versatile dish that's fast, easy, and...
A contrary guide to feeding animals
By Beth Greenwood
Issue #135 • May/June, 2012
The Purinas, Cargills, and Con-Agras of the world would have you believe that they and they alone have the correct recipe for feeding your animals. I find that...
Build a graceful footbridge
By Harrison Stone
Issue #77 • September/October, 2002
Tap your heels together three times and repeat after me, "There is no place like homeThere is no place like homeThere is no place like home, especially when...
Homestead water
By Patrice Lewis
Issue #144 • November/December, 2013
It is the most necessary of homestead requirements: water. It is literally a make-or-break resource.
There are some parts of our country blessed with an abundant and never-ending supply...
Cherries and Chocolate Cake
Recipe of the Week
Cherries and Chocolate Cake
Courtesy of
Lauren Smeltzer
Ingredients
Cake
3 cups sifted cake flour
3 cups light brown sugar, packed
1-1/3 cups sour cream
1-1/2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup cocoa
4 eggs
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla...
