Commentary The midterm elections have elucidated much. One of the revelations is the real definition of one of the Democrats’ main campaign themes this election cycle; for example, voters must vote Democrat to “save our democracy.” What has been revealed is that the real intention was to save our kleptocracy and that the junior partners of…
Dubious Prospects for Xi’s China
Commentary Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members have completed their 20th National Congress. Now, all know for sure what was apparent even before the conference convened. Xi Jinping is firmly in control and has placed loyalists in every position of power. From this easily anticipated outcome, it is possible to draw three conclusions about China’s future….
Oil on the Ballot, Not Democracy
Commentary President Joe Biden claimed that democracy was on the ballot while speaking at Union Station in Washington on Nov. 2. “In a typical year, we are not often faced with the question of whether the vote we cast will preserve democracy or put it at risk. But we are this year.” The implication from…
Trump or Bust
Commentary Former President Donald Trump has stated that he will be making a special address on Nov. 15 at his Florida Mar-a-Lago home. Many speculate that he intends to announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election. How likely are the chances that this is true, and what would be the implications of such an announcement?…
Revolutionary Romanticism in Hong Kong
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) repression policy led to concerted efforts of burnism (mutually assured destruction) in Hong Kong, upsetting all sectors of the economy and ruining education and media. As rational Hongkongers who have lived in Hong Kong for decades, we have to ask: why do the communists commit such mistakes? Part of…
The Two Biggest Threats to Canada’s Democracy
November 12, 2022
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Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is gnawing at the roots of democracy worldwide. Recently, its influence operations targeted the U.S. midterm elections. Now, it seems, the CCP has its eyes firmly set on the United States’ neighbor, Canada. In early November, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that China attempted to undermine Canada’s democratic institutions. “Unfortunately,…
Taiwan the Porcupine Prepares for War
Commentary Chinese leader Xi Jinping is talking about war again. On Nov. 9, he called on his military to train for a “new era” and prepare for military conflict over “increased instability and uncertainty.” That brave new world could come sooner than most realize and at the point of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) bayonet….
Bidenomics a Recipe for Disaster
November 11, 2022
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Commentary The failure of a red tidal wave to sweep the midterms is concerning, because it means the nation is in for at least two more years of reckless spending. The sum expenditure in President Joe Biden’s three signature economic plans is just shy of $5 trillion. That number is larger than the GDP of any…
‘Weeks When Decades Happen’: Thwarting Xi’s ‘100 Days’ With Biden’s Own
Commentary There are times when major events happen in such a truncated time. Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin purportedly said in 1917, when he was still in exile in Zurich, “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” In American history, we can think of times like these, such as the…
A Financial Vulnerability
November 11, 2022
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Commentary Financial fears have grown as interest rates have risen and the shadow of recession has lengthened. Most worrying are what might be termed undefined risks. Declines in stock and bond market values, though troubling, are nonetheless quantifiable and well-defined. In contrast are the kinds of vague risks introduced by Washington’s mortgage giants, the Federal…
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