There is something unsettling about modern silence. The hum of a solar panel. The blink of a router. The quiet whirr of an inverter behind a barn. These things do not shout. They wait. And increasingly, they listen. This month,…
In recent months, the People’s Republic of China (China) has been ratcheting up espionage capabilities against the Republic of China (Taiwan). Meanwhile, China is increasing its threats on the island, with Taiwan responding in kind. In March, a Chinese army…
New Jersey doesn’t get much respect and, frankly, it doesn’t deserve much. The state consistently shows up in polls as one of the worst states to live in or retire to because of its high taxes, lousy roads, and hilariously…
While it shouldn’t be a surprise that communist Cuba is helping communist China spy on the United States, it should be of paramount concern and priority. The Wall Street Journal reported that China has a spy base in Cuba and…
For the fourth time in less than 10 days, U.S. fighters have shot down a balloon, at least one of which was a Chinese spy balloon. One traversed the entire country before being shot down. Another entered Alaskan air space…
The United States, writes Max Boot in the Washington Post, has “exaggerated fears about Chinese power.” Boot compares U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael A. Minihan — whose memo revealed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s October 2022 “war council” and who has…
On January 1, 1982, William P. Clark became Ronald Reagan’s new national security adviser, replacing Richard V. Allen. Clark the year before had been Reagan’s outstanding deputy secretary of state, whose service had been all the more impressive given its…
Even as the United States and its NATO allies pledged to supply more weapons systems to Ukraine, Asian geopolitics was eclipsing European geopolitics with reports of Xi Jinping’s October “war council,” the shooting down of what was believed to be…
President Richard Nixon’s rule for handling other countries was: “Do unto others as they would do unto you.” Then–Secretary of State Henry Kissinger corrected him, saying, “Plus 10 percent.” The legendary Jimmy Hoffa gave this notion sharper elbows: “I do…
