The US Debt Ceiling Debacle Is Not Over

The latest last-minute deal to raise the US debt limit does not solve the underlying political problem. On the contrary, with the country on track for a Biden-Trump rematch next year – a contest that Trump just might win – the truce is likely to be short-lived.

The Myth of Western Decline

In recent years, China has capitalized on the G7’s diminishing share of global GDP to proclaim the superiority of its one-party system over what it perceives as “decadent” liberal democracies. But China’s own actions show that the West still commands significant influence in shaping world affairs.

How to Quench the American West’s Thirst

Farmers in the western United States argue that without access to relatively affordable water for cultivating feed-related crops such as alfalfa, the cost of beef and dairy products would increase. But why should the American public subsidize the production of beef and dairy products or the cultivation of rice in a desert?

Don’t Look Up

In the movie, Don’t Look Up, political dysfunction leads to the end of Earth. Will we see a similar trajectory with the debt ceiling?

Don’t Look Up

by | May 22, 2023

In the movie, Don’t Look Up, political dysfunction leads to the end of Earth. Will we see a similar trajectory with the debt ceiling?

Farmers in the western United States argue that without access to relatively affordable water for cultivating feed-related crops such as alfalfa, the cost of beef and dairy products would increase. But why should the American public subsidize the production of beef and dairy products or the cultivation of rice in a desert?

Xi of Arabia

Xi of Arabia

After decades of heeding Deng Xiaoping’s advice to “hide its strength, bide its time, never take the lead,” China has apparently decided

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In recent years, China has capitalized on the G7’s diminishing share of global GDP to proclaim the superiority of its one-party system over what it perceives as “decadent” liberal democracies. But China’s own actions show that the West still commands significant influence in shaping world affairs.

The latest last-minute deal to raise the US debt limit does not solve the underlying political problem. On the contrary, with the country on track for a Biden-Trump rematch next year – a contest that Trump just might win – the truce is likely to be short-lived.

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