Since July 11, 2021, Cuba has been roiled by protests. During that time, also, four popular generals have been found dead. Officially, they were killed by COVID. Unofficially, I suspect they were killed by Cuban intelligence because they were suspected of planning to use the protests to further their political agenda. Read on to find out more.
Tag: democracy
How Covid made the present world
In Brandon J. Weichert’s recent Asia Times column, he argues that COVID-19 highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of the authoritarians and democrats…innovation will be key to beating the authoritarians and America’s successful creation of vaccines shows how to do innovation right.
Putin is Playing the World on Belarus
Putin will not allow for Belarus to be cleaved from Russian orbit. He may have even engineered the current instability to ensure Belarusian President Lukashenko’s loyalty.
The Socialist Revolution in America Today
BRANDON J. WEICHERT | THE WEICHERT REPORT Brandon J. Weichert, manager of The Weichert Report, contributing editor at American Greatness … More
Protecting Taiwan From Chinese Aggression
“Make no mistake: China will not leave Taiwan alone to its own devices. What’s more, the Chinese believe they have a decades-long historical record of American actions supporting Taiwan when faced against a potential Chinese military threat. China has made it their mission to reacquire Taiwan—sooner rather than later. Given America’s previous support for Taiwanese independence, Washington had better be prepared to withstand Chinese attacks against U.S.”
The New-Old World Order is Here (Part V)
“Basing our foreign policy on hard-to-discern ideals–or conflating the ideals that must define the American citizens’ relationship with his government with the kind of brutish action that is often necessary to preserve the national interest abroad–is idiotic.”
In Iran, the Youth Strike Back (and Trump Should Support Them)
“The young people of Iran have finally struck back at their elderly oppressors. The Trump Administration must seize this opportunity to remove an existential threat without resorting to force of American arms. History is on the side of freedom–so long as free people choose to act in defense of freedom everywhere. The next generation of Iran is making their stand now. The people of the West should support them.”
Let’s Build A League of Democracies
In my most recent article over at American Greatness, I assert that globalism is dead. Globalization has ended. And, in order for the U.S. to secure its interests in this increasingly parochial world, the U.S. must create an informal alliance of like minded Western democracies to secure its interests.