Coming Battles in America’s New Civil...
The first major battle of what the Trends editors call the Second American Civil War, is behind us. The so-called...
Competing for the Evolving American E...
The sharp shift from Barack Obama to Donald Trump caught most so-called “experts” by surprise. Many pundits are...
The Opportunity and Threat of Marijua...
Annual global revenues for the legal marijuana industry may eventually rise to between $150-and-$500 billion,...
The “Green New Deal” A “Serious” Alte...
The so-called “Green New Deal” is an aggressive embodiment of the progressive political agenda, harmonizing...
Crisis for the Russian Bear
published on: Feb 15, 2019
Nearly thirty year ago, on November 9th, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Two yearsw later, on Dec 25, 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist and the...
China Faces Tough Choices
published on: Feb 15, 2019
China and the United States are locked in a struggle for control of the 21st century. Trade is at the heart of this struggle, but the conflict goes...
Strangling the Administrative State
published on: Jan 15, 2019
As previously documented in Trends, U.S. regulatory compliance costs totaled roughly $2 trillion annually as of year-end 2016. That’s over 10%...
Securing the Supply Chain of Strategic Minera...
published on: Dec 15, 2018
Recently, the U.S. Government classified 23 “mineral commodity groups” as critical based on the assessed likelihood of supply interruption and...
Where Are U.S. Economic Policies Taking The W...
published on: Dec 15, 2018
Because of its dynamism and scale, America’s trade, regulatory, and monetary policies set the tone for the rest of the world. To a large extent,...
THE NATIONAL DEBT: AMERICA’S MOST OVERRATED C...
published on: Oct 15, 2018
Since the late 70s, the national debt has grown rapidly in absolute terms, as well as relative to GDP. And according to the latest government data,...
The 2018 Debt Crisis
published on: Sep 15, 2018
What do the Turkish lira, the Iranian rial, the Russian ruble, the Indian rupee, the Argentine peso, the Chilean peso, the Chinese yuan and the South...
America’s Growth Agenda
published on: Sep 15, 2018
There are now more job openings than there are “unemployed” people. Wages are finally beginning to increase faster than inflation, while consumer...
California Wages Environmental War Against th...
published on: Aug 15, 2018
As we explained in the May 2018 issue of Trends, the United States is now engaged in a de facto “civil war” between two economic systems built...
The Tide of History Changes Everything
published on: Jul 15, 2018
The Cold War forces that defined the past 75 years have evaporated. A new era has dawned. What does this mean for the United States and its citizens?...
Sustaining the New American Optimism
published on: Jul 15, 2018
For the first time in a long time, Americans are broadly optimistic and increasingly happy with the direction the country is taking. What’s behind...
Climate Alarmists: “We don’t need no stinking...
published on: Jun 15, 2018
In a world increasingly questioning long-held assumptions, climate alarmists are facing an ever-more skeptical populace. How are they responding?...
Understanding the New American Civil War
published on: May 15, 2018
An increasingly large set of thinkers on the right and left acknowledge that the United States is facing an existential struggle between competing...
TRADE WORLD WAR – CHINA VS THE WORLD
published on: Apr 15, 2018
The evidence is clear, China has declared economic war on the rest of the world and its opponents are just now starting to fight back. What do we...
Nationalism Gains Momentum
published on: Mar 15, 2018
Everywhere, nationalism is challenging globalist hegemony. What factors are undoing 70 years globalist progress? What are the implications? And...
Living In Stressful Times
published on: Mar 15, 2018
Despite the many material benefits of modern life, American are experiencing some of the highest levels of stress ever recorded. What is causing...
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