The media advances another canard to save Biden

Over the course of a 50-minute press conference last Wednesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and his colleagues detailed the flow of approximately $10 million from foreign nationals and companies in Romania, China, and other countries through a maze of up to 20 shell companies, into the accounts of nine members of the …

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Thick Face, Black Heart: China’s Ruthless Warrior Strategy

In 1989 as I was covering the ill-fated occupation of Beijing’s sprawling Tiananmen Square by pro-democracy demonstrators, I bought a book entitled: “Thick Black Theory.” Of all the books I have read about China and the Chinese mind, this book by a Chinese scholar and politician named Li Zhongwu was the most revealing—and that includes …

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Sandra Jane

A woman wearing glasses

A few years ago, my mom recognized that she was losing her ability to care for herself and she voluntarily (sort of) moved to an assisted living facility which she chose. My brother and I supported and even encouraged her decision. Sadly, as we knew it would, assisted living eventually turned into memory care and …

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‘Progressives’ Against Common Sense and Reality

The Nation is a far-left, “progressive” opinion journal with a long history, and when you see an article from The Nation, you already know: it’s going to be almost Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crazy: How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic Almost no other sport is as hostile to trans athletes—and that’s because its culture created the perfect …

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‘Predator’ Through the Lens of 5th Generation War

Predator by Anderson Mancini from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

If you’re a fan of the 1988 Christmas classic “Die Hard,” directed by John McTiernan, then you’re probably already a fan of his 1987 contribution to our cinematic culture: “Predator.” (Not “The Predator,” which was the 2018 iteration of the concept and the fourth in the series.) You’ll see this movie differently from the vantage …

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Defending the Republic: Scenario 1 Regulatory Capture

Defending the Republic: Scenario 1 Regulatory Capture In Defending the Republic, Part 1: Introduction, I listed three potential threat scenarios. The first, regulatory capture is playing out now. While it seems to be the least threatening scenario, that may be a bit of an illusion. The regulatory capture scenario has 3 sub-scenarios, depending on the …

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Obama and the First Amendment

Obama and the First Amendment; Barack Obama does not believe in free speech for his political adversaries In a speech given at Stanford University a few months ago, Barack Obama declared himself to be a “First Amendment absolutist” while calling for social media regulations. The self-described constitutional law professor needs to reread the First Amendment, as …

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