Gary Isbell 
China has repeatedly demonstrated that it will weaponize its control over global supply chains. This tactic of control can be seen in the flow of rare earth minerals, lithium-ion batteries, mature computer chips (older technology), and pharmaceutical ingredients. In each market, the Chinese use the same playbook to gain leverage and threaten … Read more
New York City’s new socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to open city-run grocery stores to lower costs and help the working class with his socialist policies. City-owned and managed grocery stores have resurfaced as eye-catching policy ideas to lower food costs and fight hunger. However, they will have the opposite effect: … Read more
Russian oil production is declining, not because of natural depletion or market forces, but for ideological reasons. Vladimir Putin is pursuing a nationalistic war of conquest against Ukraine that has triggered a cascade of global sanctions. Russia is cut off from the Western technology and expertise it desperately needs to keep its … Read more
In a surprising development, the Catholic Church everywhere is witnessing a surge in adult baptisms. This significant spiritual shift runs contrary to the mentality of the secular, overly pragmatic West. Most surprising of all, the conversions are happening among 18- to 40-year-olds, a group many consider the least likely to be interested … Read more
Car makers everywhere are finding out that electric cars do not make economic sense. They are trying to reverse the mandated transitions away from fossil fuels since there is neither sufficiently developed technology nor market demand for this radical change. Indeed, EVs are not a practical replacement for internal combustion engines. As … Read more
When California Governor Gavin Newsom signed his $20 minimum wage mandate for fast-food workers, he described it as a “win-win-win” scenario. The reality reads more like a cautionary tale about what happens when woke politics intersects with reality. The FAST Recovery Act, implemented in 2023, was intended to be Newsom’s crowning triple … Read more
A troubling section in Hawaii’s constitution provided the basis for the adoption of socialist population control measures similar to China’s disastrous one-child policy. This constitutional clause facilitated government overreach while masquerading as environmental conservation. It has also led to the current demographic crisis, in which a shrinking, aging population urgently needs replacement. … Read more
Most leftists associate fascist groups and individuals with representing the “far right.” However, fascism did not originate from the political right. It is a radical form of socialism, leading to one of history’s most significant ideological misunderstandings. There is nothing rightist or conservative about fascism. Traditional conservatism supports limited government and individual … Read more
In Cuba, slave labor is producing products for export. A new, comprehensive report has revealed the existence of a systemic forced labor program involving tens of thousands of prisoners, including political dissidents, whose hard labor produces goods destined for European markets. Cuba’s communist system has always resorted to forced labor and incarceration … Read more
Canada’s healthcare system stands at a crossroads that should terrify the civilized world. The nation introduced euthanasia as a compassionate effort to relieve the suffering of the terminally ill. It has metastasized into something far more sinister. Its Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program is now a government-approved conveyor belt to death. … Read more