Michael Beckley: China Is Dangerously Weak
The Danger Zone co-author joins the show to discuss China's peaking power, and why that actually makes them more dangerous.
Xi Jinping
Trade War With China
Plus: Theories to explain Trump's behavior, the radium girls, university investigations, and more...
Tyrant Besties
Plus: Boobs in the portal, Michelin-starred tacos, Argentine labor laws, Gavin Newsom's replacement, and more...
Xi Jinping's in the House
Plus: AKs in the MRI room, protesters at Chuck Schumer's house, Sonic Youth takes on Javier Milei, and more...
November 7 as Victims of Communism Day - 2023
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.
Gavin Newsom's Visit to China Demonstrated the California Governor's Lack of Statesmanship
Instead of looking like a future president, Newsom comes off as just another small man in a big office.
China's Industrial Policy Is Failing. Will American Politicians Take Notice?
Panic over China's rapid economic growth has fueled all manner of big-government proposals. They're looking even more foolish now.
Mike Pompeo Says He 'Grew Up Libertarian'
These days, he may run for president. His politics have changed.
China Is Scaling Back Its Failed Semiconductor Industrial Policies. America Should Do the Same.
The warning signs are flashing "don't be like China."
China Eases 'Zero-COVID' Policies After Nearly 3 Years of Harsh Lockdowns
The long-term economic and social impacts of zero-COVID can't be reversed as easily.
It's Bodies vs. the State
Plus: The editors ponder the lack of women’s pants pockets in the marketplace.
'We Want Freedom': Chinese Protests Reflect Frustration With Country's Continuing COVID Restrictions
Plus: Reason's holiday gift guide, a possible new antitrust suit against Microsoft, and more...
November 7 as Victims of Communism Day - 2022
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.
Biden Shouldn't Meet Xi Jinping in China. He Should Do It in America.
The U.S. may not realize it, but it has the upper hand. It turns out communism doesn't work.
Shanghai's Lockdowns Result in Starvation and Quarantine Enforcers Being Attacked
More than 25 million people remain locked down in Shanghai, with Guangzhou—a city of 18 million—looking primed to follow.
The World Must Not Mimic China's Authoritarian Model to Fight COVID-19
Its rulers tried to cover up an epidemic, then declared war on their people to control it.
4 Key Republican Senators To Watch as Trump's Trial Rolls Into the Weekend
Plus: China takes campus free speech issues to a new level, Bloomberg wants to take away your vape, and more...
Trump: 'If It Weren't for Me, Thousands of People Would Have Been Killed in Hong Kong'
The president takes credit for the fact that Beijing hasn't sent tanks into Hong Kong.
The Unfulfilled Promise of Tiananmen Square
The heroism of the still-unidentified "Tank Man" helped destroy authoritarian rule in so many countries, but not his own.
China's Xi Fools Another U.S. President With Promises of a Fentanyl Crackdown
And once again, Trump is distracted from real policy by symbolic brutality.
China Burns More Coal: Climate Promises Broken or Just Deferred?
Predictions of Chinese peak coal consumption appear to have been premature
Obama and Xi 'Ratify' Paris Climate Change Agreement
But remember, the Paris Agreement is NOT a treaty!
China Pledges to Enact Cap-and-Trade Carbon Market in 2017
We are living in interesting times.*
