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Canceling people in Woke outrage is a big fad now. Often the canceled — their careers gone, exile affirmed — complain it isn’t fair. But fair’s got nothing to do with it. It isn’t reasonable to expect ‘fairness’, ‘reciprocity’ or ‘tolerance’ from left wing or Woke media outlets or platform. One cannot count on the kindness of an avowed foe. To rely upon it is a confession of mental weakness.

Probe ground rules stipulated in advance China would not be blamed. Imported frozen food or wildlife or undetected previous disease may be to blame.

The rise of the global China class.

The Thirty Tyrants

The deal that the American elite chose to make with China has a precedent in the history of Athens and Sparta

China is waging a subtle war against an island neighbour, deploying a rather unusual tactic as it looks to expand its regional empire.

Its latest weapon? Sand…

Satellite images reveal China’s unusual weapon amid Taiwan tensions

China is waging a subtle war against its island neighbour – deploying an unusual tactic as it looks to expand its regional empire.

Although China is a formidable geopolitical rival it is not ten feet tall. It’s birthrate continues to fall to record levels despite the Party’s reversal of the One Child policy. Compared to the Quad alliance …

Chinese birth rate falls to lowest in seven decades

At the same time, China’s population hit 1.4 billion in 2019 – but the gender imbalance remains.

I was interviewed by Steve Bannon on War Room on my recent piece Bandwagon of Perdition. My segment starts at about 26:50

Episode 715 – A Serious Joke (w/ Jack Posobiec, Boris Epshteyn, Dr. Peter Navarro, Richard Fernandez, Amanda Shea)

“They are using scientism against you.” Our guests are: Jack Posobiec, Boris Epshteyn, Dr. Peter Navarro, Richard Fernandez, Amanda Shea Stay ahead of the

Charles de Gaulle when asked by a journalist if ‘he was happy’ retorted “What do you take me for, an idiot?” For some people neighborliness is just plain irksome.

Do you really want to help people or just enjoy sitting in judgment of others? This is the dilemma of the virtuous. Nothing is more ensnaring than the temptation of knowing you are better than others for it is the key to power. The churches were meant to be full of sinners while the halls of authority are reserved for those without need of forgiveness. The secret to modern virtue is knowing that no one can forgive.

LA Times Editor Has a Real Problem With Her Nice, Helpful Trump-Supporting Neighbors

What does an editor at one of the nation’s largest newspapers really think about fellow Americans who happen to disagree with her politics? One LA Times opinion editor helpfully tells all in a p…

Is war making a comeback in the Middle East? What about the Pacific? One of the two things the pandemic did was weaken great powers across the board. The other was it destabilized countries and power blocs internally. The former lessens the danger of deliberate conflict; the latter increases it. The question is whether and to what extent this internal disquiet will overflow into external miscalculation.

We spent 4 years of the Trump administration listening to media warnings of a war that never came. One never knows what tomorrow brings, especially in the middle of a paradigm shift, especially under an administration using yesterday’s calculus. The intifada was once dead — then it came back to life.

Biden’s Drive to War in the Middle East – CarolineGlick.com

President Joe Biden’s Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran.

“China’s record aluminium output last year emitted more C02 than some entire countries, including Indonesia and Brazil,” says Reuters. Maybe the West should shut more of their economies down in order to shame China into compliance. Or it could develop cheap nuclear power and outcompete their “inefficient coal plants”.

China aluminium sector must shut inefficient coal power to meet climate goals – report

China’s aluminium sector must shut dedicated power capacity equivalent to more than Germany’s entire coal fleet over the next decade to keep Beijing on track to meet its carbon pledges, climate think tank Ember says.

Politics ought to be decided on policy and performance. Virtue signaling was always a pretty phoney basis for choosing public positions.

Lincoln Project co-founder Jennifer Horn quits anti-Trump super PAC

Jennifer Horn (left), ex-head of the New Hampshire Republican Party, quit the Lincoln Project on Friday citing allegations against ex-GOP political adviser John Weaver (right).

The Bandwagon of Perdition

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” ― Mark Twain

New at the Belmont Club

The NYT asks why the caring left is far behind the cruel conservatives in vaccination rollouts.

Tis witchcraft. Or more jab jab and less jaw jaw.

It’s amazing how much slavery you can impose in the guise of ‘safety’ and ‘justice’. In the last few years humanity has given away its birthright for a mess of digital pottage. And we want seconds.

University will stop using controversial remote-testing software following student outcry

Students have raised concerns about privacy and accessibility.

Democracy in action from the pages of Time. Rejoice.

Time Publishes an Astonishing Story About a ‘Cabal’ and ‘Shadow Campaign’ That Helped Biden Win

Time published a story that provides absolutely astonishing details about coordinated activities that took place to influence the 2020 election.

No longer the regime agent watching from across the street but the cell phone tracking you from your pocket. Who needs the Stasi when the regime has social media?

Myanmar’s military has used surveillance, draconian laws and fear to stifle dissent before. Will it work again?

Myanmar is increasingly connected to the world via social media, which will make it more difficult for the country’s new military leaders to maintain social control.

If the Biden Restoration just tries to restore Washington and foreign affairs to the way it was in November 2016 it will fail comprehensively. The old system was collapsing even as Hillary strode confidently toward her accession. It was the Deplorable’s awareness of the ancien regime’s impending collapse of which the aristocracy was blissfully unaware that led to the election of Donald Trump.

NYT: Sanctions demonstrate you care even if they don’t work and drive the generals into the arms of China. But Aung San Suu Kyi ruined her reputation and Trump smashed everything so how can Biden succeed? With sanctions and virtue signaling ineffective Washington might have to do something practical in foreign affairs. Washington can no longer manage foreign affairs with smoke and mirrors and may be forced to actually build up American competitiveness and strength instead of distributing spoils.

As I argued in the Belmont Club Biden will be constrained in his ability to satisfy the Woke base by the need to compete with Chinese hard power. Biden can only ruin America so much before demoting himself to number 2 to Xi.

Declaring Democracy Won’t Be Subverted, Biden Demands Russia and Myanmar Reverse Course

The president is about to discover how years of sanctions fatigue — exacerbated in the Trump administration — and a decline in American influence may make it difficult to deliver on his promises.