Thursday, October 31, 2024

China EU dumping

China squeals as EU finally takes action to counter car dumping. The Chinese have, at least for the moment, failed to divide and conquer.



Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Trump media threats, UK budget

Stop pretending Trump will send journalists to gulags. The former president says idiotic things about the media but would lack the means of enforcing any threats. Journalists globally face far greater dangers.

UK goes for literal broke with left-wing budget. Keir Starmer's government is choosing debt and tax hikes at the expense of an already weak public sector.



Monday, October 28, 2024

Trump free speech

Trump's gone in 60 seconds free speech hypocrisy. The former president does not understand the underpinnings of the First Amendment.



Friday, October 25, 2024

Navy rebuilding, Trump generals

Rebuilding the Navy means building warships abroad. The US Navy's industrial base is inadequate to address the scale and urgency of China's threat.

Generals aren't Gods but nor is John Kelly a degenerate. Trump should use more appropriate language to attack his critics.




Thursday, October 24, 2024

Lukashenko

Russia's Alexander Lukashenko is caught between reality and Russia. The Belarusian dictator has made himself leashed to Putin. He doesn't like it but he has trapped himself.



Friday, October 18, 2024

European Quad, UK justice system

If elected, Trump should trade Germany for Poland in European Quad. The Polish are a far better ally than the Germans.

UK judge gives 31 months prison for hate speech, 0 months for child pornography. The decisions underline growing public concern in the UK over the judiciary.



Thursday, October 17, 2024

Labour-Trump

UK Labour Party risks Trump's ire with ill-judged Harris campaign support. Labour volunteers are traveling to swing states to campaign for Kamala Harris.



Wednesday, October 16, 2024

China drones

U.S. air defenses are full of holes for Chinese drones to exploit. China is conducting comprehensive aerial espionage against sensitive U.S. military facilities.



Monday, October 14, 2024

Sanchez Spain, MI5

Blasting Israel and kowtowing to China, Spain's Sanchez shows his mastery of hypocrisy. The Spanish leader has absurd double standards when it comes to human rights.

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MI5 chief's dovish shift on China underlines U.K. policy change. Ken McCallum appears newly restrained by his minister.



Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Iran attacks, VP debate

U.S. should push Israel for short and sharp retaliation against Iran. The Israelis must restore deterrence, but it is not in the U.S. interest to risk a spiral toward regional war.

JD Vance and Tim Walz restore civility to the debate stage. The two men disagreed but without the personal animus that defines the Trump-Harris interaction.

How will Israel respond to Iran's missile attacks? The attacks represent a clear challenge to Israel's deterrent posture.