America’s oldest ally has always been a bystander to diplomacy in the Middle East. It’s time they took on a bigger role says Leon Hadar of the American Conservative. One can appreciate why members of Washington’s foreign policy establishment are so worried about Russian military intervention in the Middle East, since, after all, the Soviet […]
Archives for December 2017
Is America’s Next Big Middle East War with Iran?
Is America heading to war with Iran? If so, who would likely be our ally? At the American Conservative Pat Buchanan writes about a possible propaganda campaign to drum up support for the next big war in the middle east. A war in the Persian Gulf would send oil prices soaring and stock markets plummeting, […]
A New Level in Hacking Warfare Targets Nuke Plant Software
Triconex, a piece of control software widely used in power facilities, including nuclear plants, has been targeted by hackers. The firms responsible for finding the hack, and building the Triconex software, FireEye and Schneider Electric respectively, haven’t given any details about where the hackers’ target was, but other firms believe it was in Saudi Arabia. […]
What Presidents Obama and Trump Have in Common
Do the past two months of electoral losses for the GOP have a familiar ring to them? Indeed, writes Rich Lowry in NRO. Newly elected president Barack Obama’s party lost off-year gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey and suffered a stunning upset in a Senate race it had no business losing, in Massachusetts. Trump’s […]
When Exactly Should America Go to War?
I have written here on Richardcyoung.com before that America should avoid any conflict that isn’t directly affecting American citizens. And I have pointed to Weinberger/Powell Doctrine as a good basis for what constitutes a justifiable use of America’s military power. At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan examines the same question. He wonders if America should […]
Silicon Valley Hopes to Extend Life and Treat the Effects of Aging
Revitalization is hot in Silicon Valley. Some of America’s most successful entrepreneurs are looking to crack the process of aging and make death optional. One of the procedures done by a company called Ambrosia infuses older patients with a protein rich serum produced from the blood of young donors, aged 16-25. The cost of the […]
GOP Senators Have the Votes to Push Massive $1.5 Trillion Dollar Bill
Republicans senators secure support needed to pass a Tax reform bill that would slash corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% and repeal an important part of Obama’s Affordable Care Act. According to the 1,097-page bill released late Friday, today’s 35 percent rate on corporations would fall to 21 percent, the crown jewel of the […]
Crash II, Preview
Breaking news at youngsworldmoneyforecast.com will post next week! You will learn exactly why investors today are being misled by both the Dow 30 and the S&P 500. You will find out why I expect historically poor performance for most investor portfolios over the next five years. You will read the complete details of an easy-to-deploy […]
A Windfall for the Wealthy?
The narrative is everywhere–“How GOP Tax Plans Would Reward Rich Families,” “A Tax-Cut Bill to Make Scrooge McDuck Proud.” The only problem is that the narrative is false, explains Chris Edwards at the Cato Institute. The GOP’s tax proposals would give the largest relative cuts to the middle class, increase subsidies to low-income households, and […]
Russiagate Nothing Like Watergate Says Buchanan
Pat Buchanan, an adviser to president Richard Nixon at the time of his impeachment, writes in The American Conservative that the Russiagate scandal is nothing like the Watergate scandal that took down his former boss. Buchanan writes (abridged): On Aug. 9, 1974, Richard Nixon bowed to the inevitability of impeachment and conviction by a Democratic […]
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