What will happen on Main Street?
The total shut-down of American activity will soon be drawing to an end, one area at a time. When we look around us at the world of shutters and silence,…
PELOSI TO SMALL BUSINESSES: LET THEM EAT ICE CREAM
Students of history will no doubt recall how Marie Antoinette, when told the French people were starving and asking for bread, supposedly said: “Let them eat cake.” It is a…
Giving More Control to China Won’t Fix the U.S. Economy
Pre-coronavirus, America’s economy was booming. Now we have an economic pandemic but some proposed cures could be worse than the disease. The economic stoppage has been as drastic as chemotherapy…
Op-Ed: China’s Ambition Demands the U.S. Maintain Its Presence in Africa
Back in January, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was talking openly of the need to rebalance the allocation of U.S. forces around the world. As…
The Power of Media Ignorance
Almost two weeks ago I offered at NRO a few synopses of various theories about why California — which, for a variety of reasons, had seemed so ripe for a New York–style…
The Hubristic People’s Republic Of China
Since the citizens of the People’s Republic of China had emerged from their Mao Zedong induced obsessive poverty slumber and have started to follow Deng Zhi Ping’s dictum about enriching…
United Airlines Must Help America Defeat COVID-19
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz sent a letter via email to United’s customers thanking America for the financial assistance that will help the airlines survive while air travel is on virtual lockdown.…
Sea-Air-Space 2020 Virtual Edition: U.S. Maritime Administration
As the Jones Act enters its second century, much is still misunderstood about the law and its impact on the U.S. economy and national security. This forum provides a fact-based…
Ukraine On Life Support
The innumerable pathways of history to successes or failures are richly paved with a plethora of knowledgeable, yet in many cases erroneous 20/20 hindsights by contemporary as well as future…
Coronavirus Makes The National Security Case For Rebuilding U.S. Maritime Power Compelling
When Rear Admiral Mark Buzby, head of the U.S. Maritime Administration, testified before Congress last year about strategies for bolstering the maritime industry, a striking fact was embedded in his…
Coronavirus Authoritarianism Is Getting Out of Hand
It’s reasonable to assume that the vast majority of Americans process news and data, and calculate that self-quarantining, wearing masks, and social distancing make sense for themselves, their families, and the…
The Second Masked Ballot
As Bernie Sanders exits stage left, the general election begins. Where do things stand? Our unprecedented president—the first to win office without prior government or military experience—confronts an unprecedented situation:…
WHO’s Anti-Israel Bias Raising Questions About Organization’s Direction
The World Health Organization’s decision-making body has a history of singling out Israel for criticism, fueling concerns of bias as the United Nations organization faces criticism of its response to…
Republican activist agenda for 2020 elections
Washington DC. April 11, 2020 by Dr. Larry Fedewa) For Republican activists who would like to a plan of action for the summer and fall, I would suggest that they…
Where The World Is Heading To?
Even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the political, economic, financial, cultural, and moral health of the world have been quite unsettling. Most importantly, for centuries there has existed a…