Commentary Tens of millions of Americans are pessimistic about the state of the country. Not just Republicans, but Democrats, too. Besides the worrying state of the economy, many U.S. citizens are understandably concerned by the rise in violent crime, a coast-to-coast phenomenon that appears to be worsening. A Gallup report, published earlier this year, outlined the many…
China’s C919 Airliner Never Fails to Fail
Commentary Samuel Johnson once said of a dog walking on its hind legs that even though it was not done well, one was surprised to see it done at all. Such is the increasing indifference I am feeling toward China’s C919 passenger jet, Beijing’s latest effort to break into the global commercial airliner business. The…
Record Crime in Philadelphia Could Throw the Senate to Republicans
Commentary The future of the United States may be decided by the next carjacking in Philadelphia. If there is one butterfly that could cause a storm in U.S. politics, it is a crime in swing states like Pennsylvania. Last week, the number of carjackings in the City of Brotherly Love reached a record 1,000. Homicides…
China Seeks Hegemony in Washington’s Backyard
Commentary Concepts of hegemony have gained currency ever since Russia invaded Ukraine. Though hegemonic relationships have existed throughout history, questions still surround whether one power can legitimately claim sway over its weaker neighbors. The matter goes beyond Europe, too. China and the United States, for example, challenge each other for hegemony in the western Pacific,…
How the Postal Service Fuels the Surveillance State
October 4, 2022
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Commentary When the United States Postal Service (USPS) was established in 1971, it dealt in nothing more than packages, parcels, envelopes, and stamps. Fast forward five decades and the Postal Service has changed dramatically. Just like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), both of which have been weaponized by…
What Do Zoning Laws and the Fed Have to Do With National Security?
October 3, 2022
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Commentary Inflation is hitting us at the gas pump, supermarket, as well as mortgage and rent. While the Federal Reserve (Fed) tries to beat inflation by increasing interest rates, that actually makes mortgage and rent payments worse, not better. Average mortgage payments at the mean have increased by almost 60 percent since the fourth quarter…
The Biggest Problem China Faces Isn’t Real Estate
October 3, 2022
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Commentary After it joined the World Trade Organization in 2000 and anchored the Chinese yuan (a.k.a. renminbi) to the U.S. dollar, China linked its economy to the United States. Enforcing a fixed exchange rate regime with strict capital controls, China benefited from large inflows and relatively low-interest rates due largely to the low-interest rate environment…
US-China Space Wars and Moon Mining
Commentary The space race between the United States and China is not like the movies but is extremely important. “You could have a Chinese company on the moon in the 2030s claiming territory with a resource on it in the same way the Chinese have claimed the entire South China Sea,” warned Malcolm Davis, a…
Election Fraud Issues Are Not Limited to Swing States
October 3, 2022
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Commentary Despite 20 months of nonstop Democrat and sycophantic media claims that “the 2020 election was the most secure in American history,” shocking evidence of election integrity failures continues to be exposed in several states. Some examples: On Sept. 21, Fulton County (Pennsylvania) filed a “breach of contract” lawsuit against Dominion Voting Systems based on…
Xi Jinping’s Fake Coup
Commentary Many readers reported reading that strange things were happening in China. For example, Twitter and Newsweek reported that China mysteriously canceled thousands of commercial flights and trains. Some bloggers wrote that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was under house arrest, and others reported seeing hundreds of military vehicles heading toward Beijing. Others said these rumors are…
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