L. Todd Wood — Behind the Curtain
L. Todd Wood
CROSSTALK: Neither Putin nor Trump can afford to back down in Venezuela
As the Russia hoax winds down in the United States and the investigations of the investigators begin, Americans would be wise to take a breath of the fresh air of freedom as it looks like our system of governance will work after all.
Obama administration: ‘a gangster army’
The left doesn't want to admit it, however, the more time goes by, the more we need to realize that Barack Obama was an evil president. I say this because it is clear Mr. Obama attempted to destroy the one thing that separates America from most of the world and provides for its overwhelming success -- the rule of law.
Russia is the real target of Trump’s tough take on Venezuela
While Washington obsesses over the Russia-Trump collusion/obstruction narrative being endlessly bandied about by the media and the Democratic Party (even after the misfire of the Mueller Report's big gun for the left), the real story of the U.S.-Russia relationship -- and that of President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin -- is playing out this week in far away Venezuela.
Trump, Federal Reserve and interest rates
I was glad to hear the president of the United States mention our national debt in a tweet this week regarding the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States and interest rate policy. His point was that if the Fed were to lower short term rates, and restart quantitative easing (in banana republics they call this printing money), then our economy would explode even higher and the debt to GDP ratio would not look that bad.
As Middle East fades, Africa rises in U.S. strategic view
Thanks to President Trump's America First approach, the U.S. is now the world's biggest energy exporter. And that new reality is affecting more than just the price of a gallon of gas.
From a charred hulk, a new birth of freedom
Sometimes individual events occur that bring larger trends into stark perspective. The burning of Notre Dame Cathedral this week was one of those events.
CROSSTALK: Ukraine election no worries for U.S.
The mainstream media wants you to think that the future of the free world depends on what happens in the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election runoff, scheduled to take place on April 21st. It doesn't.
Improve U.S. military combat
It would be nice to think we could automate all combat roles out to machines, and spare our sons and daughters the horrors of combat.
Russia may face blowback from Sudan misadventure
An unexpected development in Africa has another one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's pet projects looking increasingly untenable.
Economies of repressive governments are under stress
The legacy of the Trump administration will be one of finally confronting vexing international problems that all recent presidents failed for one reason or another to address with any credibility.
Swedish case of Dmitry Lisov shows how the West went off the rails
Let's put the fight between East and West and geopolitics aside for a moment, and focus on the human dimension.
Capitalism a loser as Europeans huddle with China’s Xi
It's worth examining what happened when German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss what was billed as "global governance."
Web crackdown leaves ordinary Russians on edge
Over the last several years, many laws have been passed which restrict personal freedom. Campaigns against "extremism" have been used to stifle speech the Kremlin doesn't like. There are too many Russians in jail charged with posting something offensive on Facebook or other social media outlets.
CROSSTALK: Russia is responsible for Russia’s problems
The United States is not a democracy; it is a representative republic.
China quick to seize on Boeing’s woes for its own purposes
China was the first nation to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 after the horrific Ethiopian Airlines crash Sunday which killed over 150 people. The morning after the accident, Beijing issued its order to prevent the U.S.-made aircraft from flying in its airspace.
China learns how to use our courts for its own ends
It looks like China has been tuning in faithfully to the Trump-Russia Show over the last two years, especially the episode about illegal immigration. You know -- the one where the judicial branch of government prevents the commander-in-chief from actually ensuring the national security of the United States.
Obama: ‘The buck stops right here at my desk’
After the ugly defeat in the 2014 midterm elections, then-President Barack Obama famously said, "... The buck stops right here at my desk. Whenever, as the head of the party, it doesn't do well, I've got to take responsibility for it."
Albania smear campaign exposes globalist agenda
Events in Tirana, the capital of Albania, over the last few weeks offer new insights into how this mindset offered up by the liberal American billionaire and his allies plays out in weak countries in Eastern Europe and around the world.
CROSSTALK: Russia doesn’t want peace; Russia wants power
Let's start out by discussing some plain truths. First of all, the United States pulling out of the INF treaty, to protect its right to do exactly what Russia has done, is not a threat to world peace. Second, no one is threatening Russia.
Sins of Bush, Obama leave Trump to clean up Iranian mess
Hindsight is 20/20, but when you are the commander-in-chief, you can't afford to be wrong. When it comes to Iran, George W. Bush was very wrong, and Barack Obama was very complicit. And now it's left to President Trump to clean up the mess.
