Let me tell you a tale of the little island that could—Taiwan—home to a company that doesn’t sell shoes, ships, or social media… but sells the future one microscopic chip at a time. TSMC is its name, and it’s become the beating silicon heart of … Continue readingThe most important company on Earth – I’m going to buy a little piece
“If you find yourself in hell, best not to build a factory there.” There’s a moment in every abusive relationship when you finally realize: this ain’t love, it’s lunacy. For the last 30 years, America’s business leaders — hypnotized by the glowing promise of cheap … Continue reading🪓 The Great Decouple: Why It’s Time for America to Get the Hell Out of Hell
“一山不容二虎”(yī shān bù róng èr hǔ)“One mountain cannot contain two tigers.” Now I don’t claim to be a prophet, but when a house is made of matchsticks and someone starts waving around a torch, it don’t take a genius to see what’s fixin’ to happen. … Continue readingThe Reckoning: China’s Economic Miracle Is Turning Into a Slow-Motion Collapse and Trump is helping
When I was a boy, the world was simpler. We bought what we needed, sold what we could, and if someone cheated us, we called it a swindle and tried to punch them in the face or egg their house. These days, we call it … Continue reading🇺🇸⚔️ U.S.-China Trade War Escalates: The Global Stakes
In this great country of ours, we’ve got a curious habit. When something breaks, we don’t ask what’s wrong with it, we ask who we can blame for it. And if nobody’s close by, we’ll throw a rock at the fellow making the most noise—right … Continue readingTrump’s Tariffs: Madness or Method?
If history had a sense of humor—and I suspect it does—then it’s laughing at us now. For we are a great nation, blessed with riches, invention, and the world’s most comfortable chairs, yet while we’ve been reclining in those chairs, sipping our confidence neat, the … Continue readingThe Rising Storm: China’s Military Modernization and the Looming Risk of U.S.-China Conflict
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight In today’s world, news cycles move at lightning speed. Even discussions about … Continue readingThe Six-Minute Window: Why the Risk of Nuclear War is Closer Than We Think
If there’s one thing history teaches us, it’s that humans have two great talents: making fire and making war. The first, we use to warm our homes; the second, to burn them down. Every generation thinks it has figured out how to end war, and … Continue readingWar Happens, and War is Trauma – The Looming Shadow of WW3
There is a Thin Line Between Diplomacy, Cold War, and Hot War In diplomacy, you like cats, but your neighbor doesn’t. To keep the peace, you pretend not to feed the stray cats, and you even tell them how cute their mongrel is. You’re being … Continue readingDiplomacy – the Fine Art of Pretending and when the pretending is over – WAR
History may not repeat itself, but it sure does like to clear its throat and hum a familiar tune. And if you listen closely, you can hear the faint strains of disco, bell-bottom jeans, polyester, platform shoes, tie-dye, oil shocks, and bad economic policy echoing … Continue reading📉 Stagflation in a Modern World: How Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Real Estate, and Wars Fit In
Most folks go to bed each night believing they’ve got a fine grasp of the world, that things run more or less as they ought to, and that the evening news has given them all the wisdom they need. They drift off into peaceful slumber, … Continue readingThe GRAND Illusion of Choice: How the World Thinks for You – USAID, OCCRP, CONFUCIUS, Rossotrudnichestv, MOSSAD, EPSTEIN
TikTok prepares for US shutdown Sunday Here we are, folks, standing at the crossroads of technology and government with TikTok caught in the middle. Imagine your favorite café shutting down because someone in charge decided the coffee was too strong. That’s the kind of fuss … Continue readingTik – Tok – Tik – Tok – Gone Sunday
Greenland—a big ol’ chunk of icy rock dangling at the edge of the map, where most folks wouldn’t give it a second thought unless they had a hankering for adventure or a curiosity about melting glaciers. Then along comes Donald J. Trump, making headlines as … Continue readingGREENLAND, Why?
Foreign policy is a mighty fine mess of morality and practicality, like trying to juggle a candle and a bucket of water. A nation’s first job, of course, is sticking around—survival, plain and simple. And when it comes to the United States, survival’s not just … Continue readingWAR is evil, but like removing Cancer may be necessary
A Comfortable Problem Mark Twain once said, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” In America, the majority of us are on the side of comfort—so much so that we’ve turned it into a habit, … Continue readingThe Comfort Trap