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In the early 19th century, Britain had a problem. China produced what the world wanted—tea, silk, porcelain—and demanded payment in silver. The British Empire was bleeding hard currency. Rather than accept the imbalance, Britain engineered a solution: opium. Grown in British India and smuggled into China, the drug created dependency at scale. Millions became addicted. Silver began flowing back out of China.
The United States is facing an overdose crisis of historic proportions—one that has worsened dramatically over the last decade. At the center of this epidemic is fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin
With his 2024 re-election bid in mind, President Joe Biden finally acknowledged the “situation” at our southern border during a Thursday press conference. He announced his intention to visit the border at long last and unveiled his administration’s new plan to address it. The strategy, as you might expect, was feeble. But it was Biden’s …
Fentanyl overdoses in the US are at epidemic levels. Why did Joe Biden give Xi Jinping a pass on the subject?