They don’t call Anthony Albanese “Each-Way Albo” for nothing. The Australian PM has earned that moniker as much as he has the “Airbus Albo” tag, because if there’s one thing Albanese is addicted to almost as much as buggering off overseas, it’s sitting on the fence
In 1971, Labor leader Gough Whitlam became the first Australian political leader to visit a communist nation, Maoist China. Never mind that the Cultural Revolution — which claimed up to 25 million lives and destroyed three-quarters of China’s cultural heritage — was still raging. Like most Western leftists, Whitlam cultivated
Ron Brown brownstone.org A novel coronavirus that was 10 times deadlier than the flu had gripped the world in 2019. Without a compass to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, all lessons learned from previous viral pandemics were thrown out the window. The World Health Organization was adamant, “This is
Peter Jacobsen Peter Jacobsen is a Writing Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org The 20th century was full of attempts to centrally plan population. Scientists like Paul Ehrlich and businessmen like Hugh Moore spent their lives putting direct pressure on politicians and citizens into addressing the looming
Joe Schaeffer libertynation.com As Americans look on with increasing alarm at the shocking state of their broken southern border, the nation’s sea boundaries are being violated with rapidly escalating impunity. At the same time, communist China has dramatically upped its presence in the Western Hemisphere. It was inevitable
David Wojick David Wojick, Ph.D. is an inDr. David Wojick is an independent policy analyst and senior advisor to CFACT. As a civil engineer with a Ph.D. in logic and analytic philosophy of science, he brings a unique perspective to complex policy issues. His specializes in science and
Tom Harper University of East London theconversation.com The Taliban’s presence at the massive October jamboree in Beijing to celebrate the 10th year of China’s ambitious trade plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is part of Beijing’s regional strategy. This was one of only a handful
Antonio Graceffo Antonio Graceffo, PhD, China-MBA MBA, is a China economic analyst teaching economics at the American University in Mongolia. He has spent 20 years in Asia and is the author of six books about China. His writing has appeared in The Diplomat, South China Morning Post, Jamestown Foundation
Jeremy Powell Jeremy Powell is a blogger on Substack. His X (formerly Twitter) handle is @jpowell145. mises.org It was a laughable moment when President Joe Biden said at a press conference during his visit to Hanoi that the United States wasn’t seeking to contain China. Despite efforts by
Michael My name is Michael and my brand new book entitled End Times is now available on Amazon.com. In addition to my new book I have written six other books that are available on Amazon.com, including 7 Year Apocalypse, Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America, The Beginning
Daniel Lacalle Daniel Lacalle, PhD, economist and fund manager, is the author of the bestselling books Freedom or Equality (2020), Escape from the Central Bank Trap (2017), The Energy World Is Flat? (2015), and Life in the Financial Markets (2014). mises.org The summit of the so-called BRICS (Brazil,
The Chinese economy is on the skids. Then again, it’s always been on the skids. Country Garden’s dollar debt payments on Monday and Beijing’s new efforts to help China’s beleaguered real estate sector appear to have spurred some newfound hope in the country’s financial markets.
Chih-Ling Liu Lancaster University theconversation.com China has a gender crisis. The country has a huge surplus of men – around 722 million compared to 690 million women in 2022. This is largely because of sex-selective abortions linked to China’s one-child policy, which ended in 2015. Though
In a move that will almost certainly enrage the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – which is to say, it’s the right thing to do – a UK government report has explicitly referred to Taiwan as “an independent country”. This is a bold move: the CCP is adamant that the independent island
Sometimes I know just how Mugatu felt. Jacobim Mugatu is the fashion-designer villain of the 2001 comedy, Zoolander. When everyone else swoons over male model Derek Zoolander’s range of “looks”, Mugatu finally screams in disbelief. They’re the same face! Doesn’t anybody notice this? I feel like
Louis T. March Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. mercatornet.com China is in big
