November 23, 2021

What to Watch For if Russia Invades Ukraine

News reports from Europe indicate two potentially dangerous events occurring on the borders of NATO.  The most glaring is the report of Russian large scale troop deployments near the Ukrainian border indicating a possible invasion in the next fe...

September 22, 2021

China’s Likely Path When its ‘Lehman Brothers Moment’ Arrives

After years of pretending the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was immune to market forces, there is a serious possibility of a Chinese “Lehman Brothers moment” – a major financial bankruptcy potentially triggering a cascade of default...

November 30, 2018

Trump is Right to Confront China

America's relationship with China is one of the most important geopolitical issues of the modern era.  Those who argue for a more aggressive stance against China are obligated to make the case as compelling as possible because an assertive a...

October 27, 2018

China: Trump Chooses the Harder but Wiser Path

Many experts are panicking about Trump's economic punishments against China.  They fear an economic downturn, a global depression, or even the worst case of open war.  For the libertarians, it's depriving entrepreneurs of ...

July 27, 2018

Taming Swamp Critters with Security Clearances

At long last President Trump finally discovered, thanks to Senator Rand Paul, the most potent weapon against large numbers of "swamp creatures" a.k.a., the abusive senior leaders of critical sections of the Federal bureaucracy.  Trying...

July 14, 2012

Democratic Window Dressing in the Middle East

The United States government has backed and continues to back Arab uprisings in the hope that these post revolutionary Arab societies adopt democratic institutions that will moderate and liberalize these Arab countries.[i]  However, these post r...