Projecting Power: Racing for Control of Bear Gap in the Artic Was it sabotage when a Russian fishing trawler severed an essential internet cable linking Svalbard? In January 2022, after crisscrossing more than 100 times over the exact cut site. Norway’s authorities have not reached an official conclusion. “Security officials,” however, “believe the damage was […]
Archives for September 2024
Is Your Lazy Cash Working for You?
Is your lazy cash working for you, or is it sitting on your couch? Because taking action and beating inertia is no easy task. In a recent report, we learned that many investors rolling over their 401(k)s to IRAs didn’t realize the initial balance was held in cash. That’s not a terrible place to be […]
Biden/Harris Not Filling in the Blanks on Ukraine
A Rhetorical Evasion What is the US’s strategy for helping Ukraine? Remember when President Joe Biden was a stalwart supporter of Ukraine’s freedom? This past week, in his valedictory at the United Nations. The less admirable side of Biden’s Ukraine legacy was on display. The Biden administration refuses to level with Congress and the American […]
Plainspoken Populist will be Japan’s Next PM
Japanese ministers have chosen a “plainspoken populist” as the country’s next Prime Minister. Philip Patrick reports in The Spectator: The sixty-seven-year-old Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan’s new prime minister on October 1 after winning a surprisingly exciting play-off vote against his rival Sanae Takaichi. For a moment it looked as if Japanese MPs were set […]
How Far will Israel Take Its War on Hezbollah?
Over the last few weeks, Israel has crippled Hezbollah with a combination of cunning attacks and more traditional airstrikes. Just how far will Israel go in its efforts to rid itself and Lebanon of the Hezbollah terrorist organization? Charles Lipson discusses Israel’s efforts in The Spectator: The killing of Hassan Nazrallah is the latest — […]
Russian Political Prisoner Speaks Out Against Putin in the UK
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian politician and a political prisoner of the Putin regime, was released in a recent prisoner swap between Russia and the West. Kara-Murza is a dual citizen of Russia and the UK, and recently met with that country’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Lisa Haseldine reports on the meeting and Kara-Murza’s warnings about […]
The Data Speaks for Itself: The Road Map Is Not Sustainable
Expanding Government through a Dangerous Dependency on China Hybrids are doing well, and EVs are doing badly. That wasn’t meant to happen – campaigns to ban sales of new hybrids in the EU after 2035. The combustion engine ban threatens to birth a grave crisis for Europe. Andre Stuttaford in NR warns of the growing […]
What the Fed Rate Cut Means to You Part: VI
Now that the Fed has begun its rate cut crusade, you don’t want to wake up sometime down the road and realize you have no return on your cash. You and I have been talking about getting your lazy cash off the couch and working. Money market assets have gathered trillions of dollars and continue […]
Turns Out that Subsidies Are Still Bad Economics
Anyone who has taken a rudimentary course in economics has learned about the dead-weight loss of subsidies and how they deprive good taxpayers of their money while creating problems in the economy. But, as politicians are wont to do, anytime they see an opportunity to “do something,” they go ahead and do it, regardless of […]
Eric Adams Allegedly Bribed by NATO Ally Turkey
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on a number of charges, including securing bribes from foreign nationals tied to Turkey. This is one more symptom of America’s Turkey problem. Turkey has been a fickle ally at best, and there have been calls to boot the country from NATO. With the news that […]
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