Free trade is such a simple solution for so many of the world’s ills. It doesn’t require endless hours of debate in the United Nations … or any other world-wide debating society. It requires only that <ital>one nation</ital> see the light and remove <ital>its</ital> restrictions. The results will be immediate and widespread. – W.M. Curtiss, The Tariff Idea [1952]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
March 7, 2023
The Cold War Racket Is Back
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has issued a direct critique against the U.S. government’s policy of containment when it comes to China. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the critique is unusual in that it comes directly from China’s leader rather than indirectly through governmental spokespersons. The Journal article quotes Shirley Martey Hargis, fellow at the Washington think …
CIA and Ukraine
by Ray McGovern with
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