Many manufacturers are turning to Vietnam as an alternative to China, but the recent resignation of the country’s president, the second in a little over a year to do so, has led to some concern over the country’s stability. Perhaps the better question might be, is any communist country a good destination for American manufacturers? […]
Archives for April 2024
Are NATO’s Norther Flank Defenses Lacking?
Liselotte Odgaard of Foreign Policy tells her readers that even with Finland and Sweden, the alliance lacks a capable defense presence in the north. She writes: Even as its members take part in Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest military exercise since the Cold War, it is clear that the alliance remains ill-prepared against Russia’s military […]
Your Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses
Immigration, a Hot Topic The U.S. is not the only country where immigration is a concerning hot topic. Border security is heating up in the Dominican Republic, where the country is building a 250-mile wall across the island of Hispaniola to seal off its border with Haiti, reports Walter Russell Meade in the WSJ. Prime […]
Holiday Gatherings Are Tough on The Prudent Man
Holiday gatherings are tough on The Prudent Man. Because while everyone is happy to tell you how well they’re doing in the stock market, it’s The Prudent Man who knows how fleeting temporary gains can be. The Prudent Man knows his course, his path. He’s not quiet about it. Hardly. He locks eyes with the […]
Will Government Spending Spur Hyperinflation?
At the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, former congressman and presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul explains that the only way to deal with federal government overspending will be to inflate the debt away with weaker dollars. He concludes that the Federal Reserve will likely lower interest rates, further eroding the dollar’s purchasing power […]
FDA Loses Its Ivermectin Propaganda Battle
At the Institute for Political Economy, Paul Craig Roberts discusses the FDA’s recent loss in court over its propaganda efforts against Ivermectin. He writes: The FDA is nothing but a punk two-bit shill for Big Pharma Not an ounce of integrity in the organization James O’Keefe reports: Starting 2021, the FDA mounted a campaign against […]
What Would Kennan Say about Ukraine/Russia?
At LewRockwell.com, Taki Theodoracopulos remembers George Kennan’s view of Russian relations and how different they might be to the approach taken by the current administration in Washington, D.C. He writes: I’ve never had much use for diplomats, nor did my father, who called them gigolos and freeloaders living high on the hog off taxpayers like […]
Israel-Iran Shadow War Enters New Dangerous Phase
Ethan Bronner of Bloomberg explains the growing danger in the Isreal-Iran shadow war. Bronner writes: A shadow war between Israel and Iran has shaped the Middle East for decades. Of the many conflicts that have roiled the region, theirs has long been among the most explosive. The two have attacked each other — mostly quietly and in […]
Iranian-Backed Groups Lighting Fires Throughout the Middle East
Lisa Beyer and Ethan Bronner of Bloomberg report how Iranian-backed groups are provoking a widening Mideast conflict. They write: As the war between Israel and the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas has continued, it’s stoked violence in other parts of the Middle East. Militant groups backed by Iran, which supports Hamas and for years has engaged in a […]
Joe Biden’s Transgender Day of Visibility Bye Bye Easter
“The White House on Friday announced ‘transgender day of visibility’ for March 31, which this year falls on Easter Sunday,” reports NRO’s Caroline Downey. President Joe Biden issued an official proclamation: 31 March is now to be known as a Transgender Day of Visibility. Farewell Easter! You just got superseded by the latest freak show […]
