For The American Left, Nothing Succeeds As Much As Failure

The New Censorship Isn't Coming From The Left - It's Coming From Everyone Authored by George P. Brooks via American Thinker, One of the great ironies of American politics is that every movement swears it's against censorship - right up until it has enough power to do some censoring of its own. It's almost adorable. For years, conservatives rightly criticized Big Tech, universities, corporate America, and legacy media for suppressing dissenting viewpoints. We argued that free speech wasn't merely a constitutional protection; it was a moral principle. We insisted that bad ideas...

US Warns Europe: Release Emergency Diesel Supplies Or Face Export Ban The refined products crisis remains unresolved as the Northern Hemisphere winter approaches.  Speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday, President Trump said he holds discussions "every day" about a potential diesel export ban, blaming Russia's war in Ukraine for fueling the supply squeeze. His administration is now pressuring European governments to release emergency diesel inventories to contain further price surges and reduce the risk of an economic shock in the coming months.  Reuters reports that the Trump administration has asked Germany...

How China Is Using Its Coast Guard To Assert Control At Sea Over the past decade, China's Coast Guard (CCG) has evolved from a conventional maritime law enforcement agency into a central instrument of Beijing's strategy to reinforce its territorial claims, according to Bloomberg. Now operating a fleet of roughly 680 vessels, it continues to conduct routine missions such as search and rescue, anti-smuggling operations, and fisheries enforcement, but increasingly serves broader strategic objectives. Bloomberg reports that rather than relying solely on the navy, Beijing deploys the CCG to project control over...