Trump’s Irresistible ‘Trollitics’
What a time to be alive! To witness a president of the United States dismissively tell a brutal communist dictator, “thanks for the hostages,” is […]
China
Trump Offers South Korea a Backbone
Donald Trump on Thursday canceled the much-ballyhooed summit with North Korea scheduled for June 12 in Singapore. The president cited Kim Jong-un’s recent mysterious meeting […]
Marx at 200 and the Ruling Class
The Bicentennial of Karl Marx’s birth (May 5, 1818) has come and gone without much fanfare, except in the People’s Republic of China. It’s not […]
China’s Clear and Present Threat
\ While the Left continues to lose its mind over Russia and the fairytale of collusion, the fact is Russia simply is not a real threat […]
China’s Dream of Global Economic Dominance
With the implementation of President Trump’s tariffs last month, China is all the talk in the world of trade. The tariffs in question place $50 […]
Don’t Be Misled by the Media, Cuba Isn’t Changing
After the nominal change in Cuba’s leadership, the New York Times managed to come out with the most New York Times headline ever: “More Black […]
A Common Sense Strategy for North Korea
The United States needs to keep the military option on the table in dealing with the rogue regime in North Korea. Put simply, a state […]
Trump Should Give No Quarter to the Chinese
Recently, President Trump tweeted: “President Xi and I will always be friends, no matter what happens with our dispute on trade. China will take down […]
The Limits of American Patience
Not being willing any longer to be manipulated is not succumbing to isolationism. Wondering whether the United States can afford another liability is not mindless […]
Restoring the Sanctity of Sovereign National Borders
What can a government do if millions of unarmed people just keep walking towards your national border? Is it considered migration or invasion? The question […]
The Baguette Shop: A Parable About Trade
You own an artisanal bakery that makes the best $2 baguettes in town. Business is booming. In fact, business is so good that a German […]
Trump’s Hardball Trade Tactics Are Working
When President Trump recently announced new tariffs of $50-60 billion on Chinese exports, to punish China for stealing U.S. intellectual property and coercing U.S. companies […]
Why China Will Fail
This is not a happy time to be an entrepreneur seeking to list your firm on one of China’s stock exchanges. Nor is your situation […]
How Trump Can Avoid Being Played By North Korea
In a shocking development, it has been revealed that North Korean strongman, Kim Jong-un, has extended an offer to meet with President Donald J. Trump […]
Don’t Be Fooled: Russia is Weak and Dying
The Russian presidential elections are two weeks away and the outcome is hardly in doubt. Vladimir Putin on Wednesday gave his annual state of the […]
America is Athens and That Should Scare You
Harvard University professor Graham Allison worries that the United States and China may be headed toward a destructive conflict. In his most recent work, Destined […]
America Created the Sino-Russian Threat
Russia and China are forming a dangerous coalition of powers on Eurasia. This is bad for the United States and the world. The great geostrategist, […]
Russia Focus Neglects the Real Threat from China
Samantha Vinograd, a former senior national security advisor under President Obama, intoned Monday on CNN that in light of the previous week’s indictment of 13 […]
‘Reforming’ Confucius Institutes
With all the concern over the effect of Russian propaganda on American voters, it might be helpful now to recall that Russia isn’t the only […]
Thank America’s Debt for China’s Rise
China continues to make bold moves in the direction of fulfilling its ambitions of being the great global power. While China has certainly experienced economic […]