Commentary NEW YORK (May 27)—Recent news is that Tencent Pictures, a film distributor and production group owned by the Shenzhen-based Chinese technology giant, has dropped financing of “Top Gun: Maverick,” the widely anticipated sequel to the 1986 smash hit film about U.S. Navy aviators at the advanced Fighter Weapons School. Reports say that Tencent thought it was…
‘Maverick’ Is Set to Buzz the CCP’s Tower, and It’s About Time.
May 29, 2022
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May 27, 2022
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Commentary Woke corporations risk losing business by focusing on social policies that detract from business growth. When will woke corporations ever learn that woke policies offend significant portions of their customer bases? Will stockholders finally be fed up with resultant stock losses due to the implementation of woke policies that turn off customers? Woke policies…
CCP Threatens Quad With Nukes
Commentary While China and Russia coordinate nuclear-capable bomber flights against the United States and its Quad allies—Japan, Australia, and India—the Quad is tied in knots, talking about fishing patrols, making unilateral concessions on Taiwan, and turning a blind eye to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On May 24, the same day that Quad heads of state,…
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Backfires on Xi Jinping
Commentary Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created serious pressure on China and particularly on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, as evidenced by the recent spate of speculations about Xi losing power. Such speculations range from a “soft coup d’état” against Xi to a “voluntary abdication.” Furthermore, some China observers recently noted that Xi…
Courting Policy Failure
Commentary European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde seems even less aware than Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell. Both face pressure to deal with intense inflations—8.3 percent in the last year in the United States and 7.5 percent in the eurozone. But since the necessary response risks recession, Powell has moved timidly, and Lagarde…
Elon Musk Is Taking a Page From Donald Trump’s Book: Part I
Commentary Elon Musk’s acquisition of social media giant Twitter could be just the start of his public service to America. To the great consternation of the American Left, Musk is in the process of acquiring Twitter. Is this a random—albeit very surprising—act on the part of Musk, or is it the start of something wholly…
The World Economic Forum Wants Your Face
Commentary The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has just ended. The theme of the five-day event, “Working Together, Restoring Trust,” was both vague and troubling, in equal measures. Remember, this is the WEF we are discussing here, an international organization actively pushing “The Great Reset.” The theme could just as easily have…
Foreign Investors Flip Script, Exit Chinese Bond Market
Commentary Large net capital flows out of China have officially become a trend as Chinese fixed-income securities have lost their luster to foreign investors. Capital drawdowns out of China’s interbank bond market exacerbated and continued for the third straight month in April. Most experts blame the shift on a declining yuan currency and lower yield…
President Biden—End This War
Commentary According to the latest Quinnipiac poll, 75 percent of Americans are concerned that the Ukraine war may spiral out of control. And no one in their right mind should want another forever war, especially with a country that possesses nuclear weapons. Yet President Joe Biden, who arguably blundered into this war, seems well on…
Intimidation and Confusion on the Taiwan Strait
Commentary By repeatedly stating in public he will defend Taiwan, only to have his commitment “walked back” by White House spokespersons, is President Joe Biden trying to intimidate China, only to cause confusion about the real determination of American defense commitments in Asia? During a CNN television “Town Hall” on Oct. 21, 2021, and at…
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