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When the U.S. Geological Survey issued a rare earthquake advisory for Oklahoma in May, the debate began: Is fracking to blame? After all, Oklahoma is a hotbed for fracking, and the number of earthquakes has intensified in recent years – ...

With very little media attention, a growing number of states are rebelling against the federal government, passing bills that explicitly ignore everything from federal gun control laws to EPA mandates to Obamacare. It’s part of a growing “nullification” movement that ...

What if the government announced new educational standards intended to make the nation’s children smarter, but they ended up doing exactly the opposite? That’s exactly what critics of the Common Core State Standards initiative say is happening, and that’s the ...

Mel Gibson’s film Braveheart continues to grow in popularity two decades after it was made, perhaps because its story of William Wallace and the Scottish people fighting for independence resonates with Americans and their past – and their modern-day struggle ...

The Bundy Ranch standoff captivated the nation and emboldened everyday Americans to stand up to the federal government. On this week’s Off The Grid Radio, we interview family member Ryan Bundy, who tells us why his father Cliven Bundy has ...

Mom always said “eat your vegetables” to stay healthy – and now we know she was more right than she realized. A new wave of all-natural purple vegetables are the craze among organic and heirloom gardeners, and for a good ...

Farmer and author Joel Salatin believes America’s children and teens are losing the work ethic that made this country great, but he has a solution for it. Salatin says too many children grow up laying around or merely “playing” until ...

For much of two decades, soil biologist and molecular biologist Thierry Vrain worked for the Canadian government and defended genetically modified (GMO) crops to the public, telling them they were safe to plant and eat. Then he left his position, ...

The average American throws away 60,000 pounds of trash during their lifetime, but one couple has set out to take some of that “stuff” and build a home out of it — using shipping containers. Their names are Ryan and ...

If your county held a secession vote to separate from the rest of your state, would you support it? It may sound theoretical but it’s not, and there is a growing movement across America for rural counties to separate from ...