Following my article last week about China’s threat to Taiwan, I’ve had an unusually high number of contacts from blog readers and others, suggesting that China’s economy is in such dire straits that it’s no longer in a position to threaten anyone. I can only say, that’s a pipe-dream. China is a centralized authoritarian… Continue reading No, China isn’t about to collapse: and yes, China is a very real threat
Tag: Geopolitics
War over Taiwan may be imminent as China’s domestic problems balloon out of control
A whole raft of economic bad news is coming out of China right now. I’m sure you’ve read something of it in the mainstream news media, but a lot of Americans haven’t realized how deeply the rot has set in. Try any of these headlines for more information. China shuts factories, rations electricity as… Continue reading War over Taiwan may be imminent as China’s domestic problems balloon out of control
The clash of cultures, and the Beast that drives them
Michael Yon gets his existential and mythological wookie on, and then some. Having (like him) experienced many, many different cultures, I think he’s probably right on the money. I’m not even going to excerpt this – I’ll just republish the whole thing. It’s too good to shorten. 03 August 2022 Götterdämmerung am Styx, Germany… Continue reading The clash of cultures, and the Beast that drives them
You won’t read about this in US news media…
The corporate media in America aren’t printing anything except what their political and oligarchical masters tell them to print. True, in-depth analysis of the news simply isn’t happening in Big Media. We’re very fortunate that independent journalists and smaller media outlets are still providing it . . . but for how long? That’s a very… Continue reading You won’t read about this in US news media…
Why do business with China when they do things like this?
Well, we do business with China because they’ve become the world’s manufacturing hub, and they’ve bribed so many Congressional representatives and Senators and businessmen that they’ve bought their way in . . . but that doesn’t mean we have to put up with this sort of thing. China tried to build a network of… Continue reading Why do business with China when they do things like this?
This may make US borrowing much, much more expensive
Until very recently, the US dollar has been the only reserve currency trusted by most of the rest of the world. That’s helped us sell US treasury bonds to other nations, and to investors, because the dollar’s status has been a guarantee of its ongoing security and trustworthiness. However, the Federal Reserve’s incontinent printing… Continue reading This may make US borrowing much, much more expensive
A Polish-Ukrainian “commonwealth”? Now there’s a thought…
I was intrigued to read an article over at Al Fin – Next Level titled “Emerging Polish-Ukrainian Commonwealth“. In it, the author notes: Millions of Ukrainian citizens fled the Russian invasion of February 2022, and were welcomed into Poland with open arms. The same thing is happening with many Ukrainian businesses, which are seeking… Continue reading A Polish-Ukrainian “commonwealth”? Now there’s a thought…
Don’t be roadkill
It’s long been a staple illustration of nuclear fission to show what happens when a lot of mousetraps are set up with ping-pong balls on top of them, and then another ball is dropped into the midst of them. That sets off one or two mousetraps, and the balls they fling set off several… Continue reading Don’t be roadkill
The “deafening media silence” about global protests
We’ve mentioned the global protests and uprisings against the “Build Back Better” agenda sponsored by the World Economic Forum and others. However, there’s been surprisingly little said about them in the mainstream media. It’s almost as if they don’t exist, as far as most journalists and editors are concerned. Sky News Australia recently hosted… Continue reading The “deafening media silence” about global protests
The bell tolls, and it’s getting louder
Friends, if you look around the world right now, you’ll be astonished at the level of unrest, riot, protest, violence and despair out there. In country after country, ordinary people like you and I are finally realizing that they are being ground down – ground under – by the powers that be, and they… Continue reading The bell tolls, and it’s getting louder