Who’s the Sucker in This Global Poker Game?

While the world is focused on the growing global financial crisis (and with good reason), there are important stories emerging elsewhere that are just as threatening to U.S. interests and U.S. power. The most important story is the recent meeting between Comrade Xi Jinping of China and President Vladimir Putin of Russia inside the walls…

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Ukraine Is Not the Biggest Loser in The War. The U.S. Is

We’ve written at length about how Ukraine is losing its war with Russia badly. The U.S. and UK media have been a continuous source of lies on this topic, so it’s not surprising that most Americans believe that Russia is losing badly. That’s simply not true. Over 200,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers speak as if from…

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Federal Reserve Does Damage Control Over SVB

The magnitude of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVP) can hardly be overstated. It was the largest bank failure since Washington Mutual during the global financial crisis in 2008. Initially, over $100 billion in bank deposits were vaporized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Friday, March 10, 2023, only to be reinstated…

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U.S. Takes A Backseat in International Diplomacy. China Now Leads the Way.

Many of America’s early presidents had served as secretary of state prior to becoming president. These leaders included Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Quincy Adams. The list of distinguished secretaries of state includes many giants of diplomacy who were not president, including Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, William Seward (who completed the Alaska Purchase), George…

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