Stagflation: Is This the End of Abundance?
As the world descends into an inflationary recession, governments have difficult choices to make. On one hand, they can opt for austerity and higher interest rates. On the other hand, they can pick stimulus and try to outgrow inflation. It should be obvious from recent […]
Economy Politics
Why Ukraine is on the Verge of Collapse
As the war grinds on, the situation in Ukraine is dire: millions of Ukrainians are refugees, the economy is in shambles, their government is broke, and the military suffers frequent and heavy loses. Meanwhile, Russia occupies nearly a quarter of their land, with no end […]
Foreign Policy Politics
Empire Strikes Back: Why Trump Will Never be President Again
The political elites hate Donald Trump. They hate everything about him and especially can’t stand his “redneck” supporters. Besides his support of Israel, Trump truly was the anti-globalist president. But their hatred is only the beginning. Much more importantly, they fear a second Trump presidency. […]
Politics
Is the War in Ukraine a Tipping Point in World Diplomacy?
Since the end of the Cold War, the world thrived under the protection of America as the lone superpower. Despite the conflicts in the Middle East, a certain calm entered the global psyche. Europe was finally at peace. European men only learned about war from […]
Foreign Policy Politics
Why War in Ukraine Forces Permanent Mass Migration
While war rages in Ukraine, over ten million people have fled their homes. This staggering number is more than 25% of the population, and the numbers continue to swell. Of the fleeing refugees, roughly half are sheltered within Ukraine while the other half left the […]
Foreign Policy Politics
Painful Lessons Learned from Covid Policy Blunders
It has been two years since the initial lockdowns in the US. During that time, the world simultaneously experienced great hardships and suffering. But did we suffer in vain? Did we really gain anything from all the government mandates? SARS-CoV-2 is deadly virus, no doubt. […]
COVID Politics
How Should the West Respond to the War in Ukraine?
After a little more than two weeks of fighting, the war in Ukraine is taking shape. The Russians are concentrating on two major offensives: 1) link Crimea with forces in the Donbas region, and 2) encircle Kiev. The fighting in southern Ukraine is intense, especially […]
Concordia Book Foreign Policy Politics
What is the Method Behind Putin’s Madness?
The war in Ukraine is the biggest foreign policy story of this century. From a world diplomacy point of view, the war is significantly more important than the invasion of Iraq. Since the beginning of Putin’s invasion, the media and the public have struggled to […]
Concordia Book Foreign Policy Politics
War with Russia is a Trap for Never Ending Conflict
Since my original blog on War With Ukraine, the war powers dug in, and Russia invaded Ukraine. With full scale war on the brink, it is important to understand who is involved, what is on the line, and what the possible outcomes are. Who is […]
Concordia Book Foreign Policy Politics
What the Inevitable Breakup of America Will Look Like
With the current state of American politics, national divorce, particularly into red and blue states, has become a mainstream idea. From separatist movements in California to the Free State Project in New Hampshire, Americans across the country are tired of partisan politics. With dismal approval […]
Politics
The NFL’s Racist Hiring Tarnishes the League’s Global Image
The NFL is most successful professional sports league in the world. They make more money than any other league, significantly more. When normalized by the length of season, the NFL absolutely annihilates its competition. The NFL, and football in general, is uniquely American. Even though […]
Politics
What Does War with Ukraine Look Like?
The history and culture of Ukraine is intricately linked with Russia. With the expansion of its empire, Russia dominated Eastern Europe and controlled the area that now comprises Ukraine. Today, Russians are the second largest ethnic group in Ukraine and almost a third of the […]
Concordia Book Foreign Policy Politics
Uncovering the Origins of the Covid Pandemic
Is Covid-19 manmade or natural? This is probably the most important question of our time. If the virus emanated in a lab, then immediate and harsh legal action should be taken against the lab and everybody that helped to cover it up, including government bureaucrats. […]
COVID Politics
