The Folly of Free College?
Handling America’s mountain of student debt was a central theme of the 2020 U.S. election campaign. President...
The Creative Society: Lessons from Operation...
In 2020 we witnessed what amounts to the best illustration of what Ronald Reagan called the "Creative Society" that...
The Great Reset
In response to the COVID19 pandemic, the World Economic Forum has floated an agenda referred to as the “Great...
Can America’s Dying Cities Be Saved?
Many of America’s cities are rapidly “dying,” as indicated by rising poverty, exploding violence, de facto...
The Climate Change Debate Goes On
published on: Oct 15, 2020
A “religious” war over anthropogenic global warming (or AGW) continues to rage in the United States and globally. Part and parcel of that...
Palestine and the Middle Eastern Realignment
published on: Sep 15, 2020
Few people fully appreciate the game-changing impact of the recent normalization of relations between Israel and the Gulf States of Bahrain and the...
Economic Implications of a Democrat Victory
published on: Sep 15, 2020
The economic policy positions of Republicans and Democrats have sharply diverged over the past few years. Since the Biden campaign has essentially...
Economic Implications of a Republican Victory
published on: Sep 15, 2020
Nearly everyone understands the Republican economic positions which have defined the national agenda since 2017. In this segment, we’ll attempt to...
America Waits for the 2020 Election Results
published on: Sep 15, 2020
In a republic, elections largely define the institutions which enable or impede change, which is typically driven by demography, technology, and...
The Decline of America’s Major Urban Centers
published on: Aug 15, 2020
America’s largest cities are in trouble. And it seems that few understand exactly what’s going on. Why are people fleeing New York, Chicago,...
The Art of Political Warfare
published on: Jul 15, 2020
As great power confrontations intensify, China and the United States will use a wide range of offensive and defensive options to gain “the upper...
America Responds to China’s Geopolitical Network
published on: Jul 15, 2020
Every major geopolitical struggle has involved two opposing alliances of nations, as well as a set of nations that try to remain “neutral.” The...
The West Confronts China
published on: Jul 15, 2020
Much like World War II, the Sino-American Cold War has come upon us suddenly and unexpectedly. While China’s role in COVID19 resembles the 1941...
Trust Busting the Internet Giants
published on: Jun 15, 2020
It is widely perceived that certain Silicon Valley companies have unchecked power to censor, restrict, edit, shape, hide, or alter virtually any form...
Addressing the Coming Wave of State Insolvency
published on: Jun 15, 2020
In the midst of multi-faceted disruptions, states that have poorly managed their finances for decades are now facing insolvency. What are their...
The Socio-Economic Crisis Behind the Second...
published on: Jun 15, 2020
As previously discussed in Trends, the American Dream is in trouble. Long-simmering discontent among "those who have been left behind" has broken...
An Extraordinary Opportunity to Fix...
published on: Apr 15, 2020
After decades of gross mismanagement, government entities ranging from the City of Chicago to the State of California are clearly insolvent. Hoping...
China Pays the Price for Its “Criminal...
published on: Apr 15, 2020
China’s mismanagement of the COVID-19 outbreak appears responsible for hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths around the world, as well as...
The Sino-American Decoupling Process
published on: Mar 15, 2020
Until the Trump Administration confronted China in 2017, multiple U.S. administrations had fundamentally misread the pathway the People’s Republic...
Happy Days Are Here Again
published on: Feb 15, 2020
Most Americans are happier than they’ve been in decades. However, some segments have gotten less happy over the past 20 years. What’s driving...
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