Commentary The United States should be concerned about communist China but not let fearmongering politicians use China to gain power and pursue bad policies. The public of the United States often has a fearful and negative opinion of China. This is understandable due to the Chinese regime’s growing economic power, aggressive military posturing, human rights…
Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran Want to Use Nuclear Weapons Offensively
Commentary Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran are toying with the offensive use of nuclear weapons rather than seeing them as a defensive deterrent. The American allies they target, including Ukraine, Taiwan, South Korea, and Israel, should strengthen their nuclear defenses in response. On May 1, Russia’s state media threatened the United Kingdom with a…
China Unveils Global Security Initiative: A Move Toward CCP-Led Globalism
News Analysis At the Boao Forum last month, Chinese leader Xi Jinping blamed America for war and the global economy’s state, without actually naming the United States, while unveiling the “Global Security Initiative.” This is another vague plan for Beijing’s global expansion. The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is an annual Chinese-led forum of 28…
China Courts India, Sort Of
News Analysis After years of belligerence, China has begun to court India. Trade between the two countries has surged—clearly, an important trend for Beijing, which has already started to feel insecurities about its trade relations with Japan and the West. Though trade between China and India seems set to continue along its recent steep trajectory,…
Insanity—US Foreign Policy in Africa
Commentary “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Why is U.S. policy in Africa insane? Because we repeat doing things, thinking that Africans will be pro-West, pro-democracy, pro-America, anti-authoritarian, and anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Well, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) is wrong. Insanity In…
Why Are Many Police Officers Being Murdered?
Commentary An increasing number of Democrats are busy distancing themselves from calls to “defund” the police. But, some would argue, the damage has already been done. For years, those on the left have vilified police officers, painting them in an unfair, even malicious, light. With such crude generalizations fueled by mainstream media outlets, millions of…
The Federal Government Replaces Twitter as Our Ministry of Truth
Commentary The announcement that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be overseeing the creation of a “Disinformation Governance Board” couldn’t come at a better time for America’s legacy mainstream media outlets and the individuals who staff them. Still shaking from Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter, the notion that U.S. corporate news may…
Tension Grows Between the CCP and the Chinese People
Commentary During the era of China’s economic reform and opening up to the world under Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese people accepted the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) rule. The principal reason was that the Chinese leadership secured its legitimacy through economic growth. People’s living standards improved substantially, and they expected further improvements ahead. Hence they did not…
The GOP Establishment Versus America First Republicans: Part 2
Commentary There is an ongoing struggle for control of the Republican Party that is being played out during the 2022 election cycle. The political battle pits the establishment wing represented by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) against former President Donald Trump’s America First coalition. The outcome is just as important for America as to…
Ukraine Shows the Dangers of a Longer War
Commentary The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown how a long war can quickly fade to the background of American interest, and any potential conflict with China has the same danger. The conventional wisdom remains that in the event of war, the Chinese regime will quickly seize disputed territory, and the war might be over…
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