This week, China’s much-heralded “third aircraft carrier” took to the sea. Many pundits talked of China’s challenge to American naval power, but that’s just not where China is today. Sam Roggeveen explains in Foreign Policy why China’s navy is built to bully neighbors, not challenge American naval power. At least not yet. Roggeveen is the […]
Archives for June 2022
One Surprising Thing You Should Know About Private Jets
The turmoil and chaos known as commercial flight makes even the idea of flying a nightmare. It’s just a matter of how much hassle and aggravation you’ll be dealing with as thousands of flights were canceled or delayed this weekend alone. Where did all the workers go? Will they ever return? Who knows. But the […]
Paris: How Hotel Lutetia Can Challenge Le Bristol Hotel?
We just returned from three weeks in Paris, during which time we made our annual Palace Hotel anecdotal evidence gathering tour. Approximately a dozen magnificent structures feature a Palace plaque on each Palace building. Until recently, all the Paris Palace hotels were located on the Right Bank. Now the newly renovated Hotel Lutetia, located in […]
MONEY TALKS: The Best Service in Paris
OK, Your Survival Guy just got back from a two- and half-week research trip in Paris. The six-hour head start in Paris-time compared to the east coast gave me plenty of time to gather my thoughts over a café crème and croissant. In a word, Paris is busy. But it’s not too crazy yet with […]
Here’s Why the Fed Won’t Raise Rates Enough
The Federal Reserve, suggests Dr. Ron Paul, former congressman, and presidential candidate, will never raise interest rates to levels that would be appropriate for a free market because doing so would make borrowing unaffordable for the overly indebted federal government. He writes at the Ron Paul Institute (abridged): The Federal Reserve’s recent 0.75 percent increase […]
ISRAEL ELECTION: A Comeback for Bibi?
Will new elections in tumultuous Israel bring Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu back to power after the slow-motion collapse of the coalition formed by his political rival, Naftali Bennett? Colm Quinn reports in Foreign Policy, writing: Israel is on track for its fifth election in less than four years after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he […]
The Lives of Others
Joe Biden Will Not Be Going Down Alone Gasoline is a special commodity, Kevin Williamson reminds readers in NRO. Because most drivers fill up once a week, they are constantly aware of changes in prices to fill a tank. Before the pandemic, reports Mr. Williamson, most drivers filled up once a week. Today, they’re holding […]
Biden Running Out of People to Blame for High Gas Prices
After trying to blame energy price inflation on Vladimir Putin didn’t work out for Joe Biden, he went back to the Democratic Party playbook and blamed oil companies. That didn’t go well. The industry came out and lambasted Joe’s excuses with a harsh letter of rebuke. Thomas Catenacci reports in the Daily Caller: Oil companies […]
RECESSION? Dow 25,000, $8 Gas, Rising Interest Rates, Spell Mid-term Crack Up
When you spend a lifetime working and saving where hours turn into days, weeks, months, and years; you probably have something to show for it. Days do feel like years in times like these. Time stands still. But not all is lost especially if you’re with me. Imagine my headline as we round the corner […]
ECONOMIC WAR? China Prepares for Full Decoupling from USA
Is economic warfare imminent between China and the United States? In Foreign Policy, Zongyuan Zoe Liu outlines China’s preparation for economic warfare with the United States, writing: Chinese policymakers are increasingly convinced that the United States is determined to implement a full-fledged strategy of containment against China. Beijing views the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity as the […]
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