Showing posts with label American Hegemony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Hegemony. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2022

China's Economy Won’t Overtake the U.S., Some Now Predict

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I've long been bearish on the China challenge. China has grown, dramatically, and the hype has grown right up along with it. All we can ...
Sunday, October 10, 2021

China’s Xi Emphasizes ‘Peaceful Reunification’ With Taiwan, Days After Record Show of Force

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Well, just in case, we have Marines deployed to Taipei , in case something comes up. At WSJ , " Taiwanese people would not bow to Chine...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Simpler Times

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I found another "American Power" guy on Twitter, lol. Simpler times . . . we could use a little more straight talk in America. pi...
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Gallup: Approval of U.S. Leadership Drops to New Low in Global Survey

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Who cares? There's a reason "America First" resonates with the lunch bucket set. Who cares what the rest of the world thinks...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Cullen Murphy, Are We Rome?

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This is something I've obviously been thinking about, although clearly the U.S. is a vastly more powerful empire (if we're an "...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Mengo Aluma Air Vent Magnetic Phone Holder

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Cool unit. At Amazon, Mengo Magnetic Air Vent Car Mount – Aluma Magnetic Phone Holder – Universally Compatible for iPhone Samsung HTC LG P...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Young Japanese People Are Not Having Sex

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That's not good, heh. At the Independent U.K., " Nearly half of Japanese people are entering their 30s without any sexual experie...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Chrystia Freeland's a Bloody Idiot

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Canada's reorienting its foreign policy, claiming that the U.S. is no longer the leader of the free world. Oh boy, I'd love to let...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Dodge Challenger Demon (VIDEO)

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Unreal. At Fox News, " The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is an absolute beast ": The Demon makes the Hellcat look like a ...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

The Truly Lethal F-22/F-15C Combination

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Interesting piece, from Dave Majumdar, at the National Interest, " America's F-15 and F-22 Stealth Raptor: The Ultimate Combination...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

America Must Lead

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Denmark and former NATO Secretary General, is the author of The Will to Lead: America's ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

ICYMI: Eliot Cohen, The Big Stick

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*BUMPED* I'm going on an Amazon book splurge on the first of the month. This one's at the top of my list. At Amazon, Eliot Coh...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Should We Bring Back 'Big Stick' Dipomacy?

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Professor Eliot Cohen's out with a new book, at Amazon, The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force . ...
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Eliot A. Cohen, The Big Stick

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*BUMPED.* This looks outstanding! See, Eliot A. Cohen, at Amazon, The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military ...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Merkel and Whose Army?

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From Hans Kundnani, at Foreign Policy, " A German military that practices with broomsticks isn't in a position to become the new “l...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack

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Seems so weird. The years are flying by. At WSJ, " Pearl Harbor Survivor Prepares for 75th Anniversary Reunion ." And, " ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

The Future of American Primacy

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The National Interest's got a series running, mostly by realists (those skeptical of aggressive forward use of U.S. military power, espe...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

A Defense Strategy for the New Administration

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From Mac Thornberry and Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr., at Foreign Affairs, " Preserving Primacy ": Should the United States fail to ...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Why China Won't Overtake the United States

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Stephen Brooks and William Wohlforth have a great new scholarly article out at International Security, " The Rise and Fall of the Great...
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

The World Is Getting Worse, But This Time America Won't Save It

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From Dennis Prager, via Blazing Cat Fur : I cannot imagine any thinking person who does not believe the world is getting worse. The numb...