The Rural Economist & Bringing Rural Back Podcast

The education system is a big deal. Here in Alabama the AEA Alabama Education Association is arguably  the most powerful labor union i...

Two years ago I wrote this article as a way of sharing what our aunt went through and the advice I gave her. It  first was written wh...

Just having some fun with the photo! I am increasingly surprised by how many things we as a society have forgotten. I am saddened by ...

I am sure most of you remember the hysteria that was going on before the sequester. Some were saying that it was going to cause massive e...

The other day I was talking to someone about a generator. In the course of the conversation the guy asked me if I was a prepper. I told him ...

I,like many thousands more, did not watch the 2013 Super Bowl. I waited til the next day to be able to watch all of the commercials. As alwa...

With the increased taxes on everyone, (yes I said everyone), I believe it is important to focus on ways to make our dollars go further. Many...

At one time the statement "It is cheaper to repair than replace" was true about almost everything.Not so anymore. Why is that? ...