How China rents the U.S. media—and its politicians. The polls told America Joe Biden would win by 8 points. 10 points! The media used those polls as psychological operations to dispirit Donald Trump’s supporters into believing we were alone, destined to defeat, and … Read More
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement was signed yesterday, promising to set trading standards for 10 Southeast Asian countries plus China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan. The deal is a strategic, but mostly symbolic win for China. … Read More
Charging that so-called “sanctuary” cities that protect illegal immigrants are jeopardizing domestic security, Attorney General Bill Barr announced a slew of additional sanctions that he called a “significant escalation” against left-wing local and state governments that obstruct the “lawful functioning of … Read More
France, Germany, and Italy face major challenges in ICU capacity this winter and will exceed the first peak without further suppression measures. A new report from the Imperial College London COVID-19 Response Team, says the pandemic has placed enormous strain on … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the latest restrictions have not yet changed the trend in coronavirus infections and added that they need more social distancing, per Reuters. Additional takeaways “We are a long way from the 50 … Read More
PARIS (Reuters) – The U.S. administration and Europe need to work jointly on addressing actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past few months, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told French daily newspaper Le Figaro. “France’s President … Read More
Family separations. The travel ban. The wall. Gutting the asylum and refugee systems. Pushing to abolish DACA. Those policies implemented by President Donald Trump helped define his legacy, fulfilling some of his campaign promises while enraging many Americans and further isolating the U.S. from … Read More
(Reuters) – The European Union is looking into a way of fast-tracking any Brexit deal, a Sky News reporter tweeted on Monday. A Brexit deal is now very likely to be “EU-only” rather than a “mixed” deal, the tweet here said, citing … Read More
Fishing is a key point in discussions.Credit: PA This is a crucial week in the Brexit negotiations. Now where have you heard that one before? You know the script by now: both sides want a deal, progress has been made but significant obstacles … Read More
Surjit S Bhalla writes: Lockdowns were an unnatural experiment and, around the world, they have not worked in achieving their major health objective of less infections or slower pace of infections. January 22 was the first unnatural experiment — Wuhan, … Read More