China's Purchases of U.S. Land Stoke Bipartisan Panic, Just Like Japan's Did In the 1980s
People panicked in the 1980s that Japan's economic largesse posed a grave threat to American interests. Then the market reined it in.
People panicked in the 1980s that Japan's economic largesse posed a grave threat to American interests. Then the market reined it in.
American companies and consumers "bore nearly the full cost of these tariffs because import prices increased at the same rate as the tariffs."
More immigration from China would both hobble a geopolitical rival and make America richer and better.
Asian adversaries aerially admire American angst and apathy.
Politicians say they want to subsidize various industries, but they sabotage themselves by weighing the policies down with rules that have nothing to do with the plans.
The legislation, which forbids shipping anything between American ports in ships that are not U.S. built and crewed, is just another a special deal that one industry has scammed out of Congress.
Time and time again, so-called disinformation watchdogs fail their own tests—the lab leak is just the latest example.
The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.
Right now, Hongkongers have lost their avenues to speak because of the national security law imposed by the new government.
What was a local conflict is shaping up as a battle between alliances.
Politicians' go-to fixes like child tax credits and federal paid leave are known for creating disincentives to work without much impact on fertility.
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His State of the Union address sketched a foreign policy that is reckless on some points, relatively restrained on others, and utterly uninterested in any real resolution to America’s lingering military entanglements.
These days, he may run for president. His politics have changed.
After $67 billion and more than 20 years, the F-22 finally won a dogfight against an unarmed, nearly immobile opponent.
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Expect a lot of harsh positioning on immigration and China.
Bipartisan efforts to ban the app in America would be a great blow to our economy and our liberty.
Compared to Russia, war with China is a deeper nightmare.
Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.
The U.S. remains the top destination for the world's immigrants—but it must be careful not to squander its immigration advantage.
An op-ed in The New York Times tries to make the case that the Chinese Communist Party is a worthy partner in raising children.
The factory may have been a bad deal for Virginia, but tying the decision to Chinese aggression is the wrong move.
Data show Florida and New York had similar death numbers despite vastly different approaches.
The warning signs are flashing "don't be like China."
"When it comes to problems happening in America, [the NBA is] the first organization saying, 'This is wrong,'" says the former professional basketball player. But then they're silent for victims of torture.
Standing with blank pages in hand, the protesters' goal is to make manifest the implied violence that authoritarian states use to keep order.
The tendency of those in power to topple or embarrass themselves by overreaching should provide a lesson to policy makers.
They say the U.S. is pivoting to other conflicts, but the Pentagon hasn't exactly left the Middle East and North Africa behind.
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Given the harms caused, lessons should be learned from China’s people, not its government.
Too many Western governments want to follow in the footsteps of authoritarians when it comes to tech privacy.
The president has urged the Chinese government to respect the rights of anti-lockdown demonstrators. He actively encouraged the Canadian government to end the trucker protests.
The Human Rights Foundation is mobilizing a global band of activists to fight authoritarianism in China, Iran, Russia, and beyond.
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Until next year's, because capitalism is always making things better.
Poor countries expecting a climate change reparations bonanza will likely be disappointed.
The CCP’s tyranny extends even to U.S. college campuses, where Chinese and Taiwanese students fear censorship.
I have long advocated using May 1 for this purpose. But November 7 is a worthy alternative candidate, which I am happy to adopt if it can attract a broad consensus.
"While we are dribbling a ball on the other side of the ocean, people are losing their loved ones, losing their lives, and losing their hopes."
The Network State author and serial entrepreneur on the future of freedom, online and offline.
The Network State author and serial entrepreneur on the future of freedom, online and offline.
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