Americans have become so accustomed to living under tyranny that they are probably incapable of recognizing tyranny. Once upon a time, April 15 was the annual day of infamy. It was the day you had to pay your income taxes. Americans have been subjected to a tax on their…
This is meant to symbolize the reduction of American military aid to Kiev, not function as the first step towards a complete withdrawal from Poland or Central & Eastern Europe as a whole. The Pentagon announced on Monday that US forces will withdraw from Poland’s Rzeszow logistics hub…
The stock market is rallying hard after a brutal sell-off–not an uncommon occurrence. As we savor our winnings in the ship’s first-class casino, it’s not a bad idea to step out onto the deck and gauge the weather.There are headwinds. Not zephyrs, not gusts, just steady, strong headwinds.1. Presidents Trump…
Twenty-five years ago, President Clinton used his remaining time in office to advocate on China’s behalf. He argued that the communist regime should be admitted to the World Trade Organization and that the United States should grant the totalitarian state permanent normal trade relations. Critics of China pointed…
What is understood now is that ‘we’re no longer playing chess’. There are no rules anymore. Trump’s ultimatum to Iran? Colonel Doug Macgregor compares the Trump ultimatum to Iran to that which Austria-Hungary delivered to Serbia in 1914: An offer, in short, that ‘could not be…
A watchdog has warned that political violence is increasingly accepted in the US. More than half of all left-leaning Americans believe there would be some justification for the assassination of US President Donald Trump, according to a new survey. The alarming finding was reported on Monday…
The tariff controversy is being colored in the most scary ways possible, because the Democrats, media, and ruling establishment want rid of Trump. It is also important to understand that tariffs are not the only way to limit imports. There are other means, such as quotas. Quotas on…
Over the last few days, I’ve been part of an extraordinarily small contingency of people not freaking out and losing their minds over President Trump’s new tariff plan or the ensuing stock market pullback. A couple of days ago, I argued that the media shrieking hysterically about how the…
A verdict by the Paris Criminal Court on March 31 drew strong reactions across the French political arena. Marine Le Pen, a prominent figure on the nationalist right and a three-time presidential contender, was convicted in a long-running case involving her party’s use of European Parliament funds to pay…
The Free, The Fighting, and The Broken Nations. I see that I am writing to you about more and less ruined, formerly free societies, these days. I am seeing a new map of the world, that bears little relation to the tendentious, propagandistic Freedom. House’s famous ranking…
