Foreign Policy

Three critical China issues to watch out for in the Republican debate

Americans deserve to know how Republican presidential candidates would face existential threat from China. When Republicans face off on Wednesday night, expect rhetorical fireworks over the dumpster fire that is comprised of Bidenomics, the border crisis, and the weaponization of federal law enforcement to go after President Biden’s political enemies. But one huge issue that should...

August 23, 2023

Foreign Policy

Why China’s Decline And Biden’s Incompetence Could Push Xi Jinping To War

China’s worsening economy and Biden’s ineptitude increase the likelihood of Xi playing the jingoistic card of war and invasion. China’s economy is in serious trouble. Paramount leader Xi Jinping’s turn toward Chinese Communist Party control is finally ending the People’s Republic of China’s experiment with state-directed capitalism. China has cut off the outside world from...

August 23, 2023

Criminal Justice

California is about to let race shockingly tip the scales of justice

California courts would be required to consider race when issuing a sentence California, that bellwether of the absurd, is about to do it again. The same legislature that rejected legislation to add human trafficking of a minor for purposes of a commercial sex act to the state’s list of “serious” felonies – until public outrage prompted...

August 1, 2023

Energy & Environment

Expect Climate Alarmism To Heat Up In California This Wildfire Season

California’s forests are now up to 600 percent denser than 150 years ago, with high tree density making trees more vulnerable to insects, disease, and fire. There’s been a lot of focus on the weather recently. It’s summer, so it’s hot in some parts. But the official line is that the temperatures are unprecedented and...

July 28, 2023

Criminal Justice

What Must Putin And Xi Think Of U.S. Deep-State Shenanigans?

As the left-wing establishment weaponizes U.S. law enforcement, how might these actions be viewed in Beijing or Moscow? As the left-wing establishment conducts the lawfare equivalent of carpet-bombing former President Donald Trump, aiming to render his presidential comeback aspirations burnt-out rubble by November 2024, it’s an interesting exercise to understand how these actions might be...

July 24, 2023

Foreign Policy

China’s latest export, after fentanyl, COVID-19, is counterfeit postage stamps

There’s been an alarming rise in Made-in-China counterfeit postage stamps here in America. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been struggling for years, saddled with an outmoded business model and huge retiree pension liabilities. And now, added to its inflationary and management woes comes a new threat: counterfeit stamps from China marketed online through paid...

July 12, 2023

Foreign Policy

What China is doing in Cuba is a big threat to all of us

Are the actions in Cuba routine or might China be planning a national security threat to the US? In the past few days, the Biden administration admitted that the People’s Republic of China had reactivated the Soviet Union’s old Cold War intelligence post at Lourdes, in Cuba. This revelation was soon followed by an even bigger concern:...

June 27, 2023

Election Integrity

California Gov. Gavin Newsom: The Groomed-From-Birth Leftist Who Expects To Be President

If lefty globalists were to spawn the perfect politician in a vat, Gavin Newsom would emerge from the goo. Make no mistake, the mounting evidence of bribery surrounding President Joe Biden and his family can only be buried one way: an admission of his major cognitive decline, necessitating his dropping out of the 2024 race....

June 26, 2023

Homelessness

The two questions Hannity asked Newsom that make for an epic 2024

Two of Hannity’s lines of questioning were extremely illuminating. Sean Hannity’s interview of California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom aired Monday night. That Fox News would seek to interview Newsom—and that he would accept (the last time was in 2010)—suggests that 2024 is shaping up to be far more interesting than most pundits and voters realize. America’s political...

June 14, 2023

Foreign Policy

Here’s What To Know About Ukraine’s Mounting Counteroffensive

After months of preliminaries, the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces occupying Ukraine kicked off on June 8. Understanding what’s happening as both sides work to shape the information battlespace can be a challenge. During my 24-year career as a U.S. Army intelligence officer, with most of that time serving in armored units, I constantly trained...

June 12, 2023

Family

The American birth rate is plummeting, but not in some states

The Wall Street Journal ran a story on May 26 noting that “The U.S. birth rate is down sharply from 15 years ago, as women report that economic and social obstacles are causing them to have fewer children than they want.” The reasons cited in the piece focused on the material: the inability to afford a house while...

June 5, 2023

Election Integrity

It Doesn’t Matter How Strong Texas’ Election Laws Are Until Someone Enforces Them

Where once there were active cases against 43 people accused of 510 counts of election fraud, today there appear to be no more than five cases being pursued statewide. The Texas legislature has several bills on its docket that would increase penalties for voter fraud and give the state more tools to enforce election laws. But as...

May 16, 2023