Tag: China
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Is the petrodollar the real reason we’re fighting Iran?
Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. That’s the justification we’ve been given. But is that the ultimate end goal of Trump’s actions in Iran? We may be watching an all-of-government approach to weaken China and preserve the value and utility of the petrodollar. The petrodollar refers to the system where oil is…
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Welcome to our new Tripolar World Order
For the last few decades, the world has operated under the assumption that the Cold War ended with a single winner. The United States stood alone. That era now appears to be ending. The events surrounding Iran, and the reactions from the major powers, suggest that a tripolar world order has taken shape. The first…
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Trump’s Iran Gamble Risks American Lives and Our Economy
Trump’s first presidency arrived at the right moment. After eight years of slow growth and regulatory stagnation under Barack Obama, many Americans were ready for the government to loosen the shackles of control. The country’s mood was optimistic and businesses were investing. Even Trump’s critics sheepishly acknowledged that the country felt better economically than it…
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China is creating an ethnic Chinese/U.S. Citizen pipeline via IVF and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
A Wall Street Journal investigation reports on a practice that should alarm every U.S. citizen who still believes their citizenship means more than a purchasable commodity. Wealthy Chinese are exploiting America’s surrogacy and IVF industry to produce U.S.-born children, claim birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, and then ship those children back to China to…
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Trump is trying to shove the globalism toothpaste back in the tube and it’s making a mess
What a mess! To protect your sanity, and in the interest of keeping a cool head, I recommend you just don’t look at your portfolio this week… or maybe this month… heck maybe this year. The point is, don’t panic, don’t lose your cool, and if you have an investment strategy that plans for downturns…
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Ramaswinging at China
Episode 31 – August 21, 2023 I was watching the video below of Vivek Ramaswamy at The Richard Nixon Foundation where he laid out his thoughts on China and Taiwan. He’s getting hammered a bit from Republicans but I think it’s possible his proposal may be smart. You can watch his speech below or just…