Vanguard of the ‘Deep State’? The Council on Foreign Relations Centennial & the Future of the New World Order (Part 1) .
By Will Banyan (Copyright © 22 September 2021) “The directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, for example, make up a sort of Presidium for that part of the Establishment that seeks to control our destiny as a nation.” Richard Rovere, “Notes on the Establishment in America”, American Scholar (Autumn 1961). “The leading non-official private…
Race Relations Between Black and White Americans Hits 20 Year Low, According to Poll
Race relations between black and white Americans have hit the lowest point since the pollsters began tracking the sentiment twenty years ago. A massive 57 percent of Americans believe that relations between Black and White Americans are “somewhat” or “very” bad, according to the poll released by Gallup on Wednesday. Only 42 percent said that…
Washington "One-China" Policy Dead As Pompeo Lifts Restrictions On US-Taiwan Relations
The embattled Trump administration has just nuked the decades long US recognition of the “One China” policy status quo in what surely constitutes the biggest shot across Beijing’s bow after months of anti-China escalation. Despite the globe’s attention focused on the Capitol protest chaos and Democrats readying a charge to impeach under Pelosie, Secretary of State…
"We Don't Need A World Where China Becomes Another US": Beijing Offers Vision For Restored Sino-US Relations Under Biden
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued some blunt statements on the deteriorated state of China-US relations during a recent wide-ranging interview in state media: “We don’t need a world where China becomes another United States. This is neither rational nor feasible. Rather, the United States should try to make itself a better country, and China will surely…
US Deep State Preempts Reset In Relations With Russia
Via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The flurry of U.S. media claims this week about alleged Russian cyber-attacks on government departments came just as Joe Biden was officially declared President-elect. As usual, there is no evidence to back up the sensational claims, but the objective seems to be to ensure that the incoming Biden administration maintains,…
Franchise Relations Deteriorate As Pandemic Wreaks Havoc On Small Business
By Tyler Durden According to a new WSJ report, the virus pandemic has unleashed enormous stress, destroying the cozy relationships between franchisees and executives at burger chains, hotels, and other types of shops. WSJ’s Micah Maidenberg and Heather Haddon outline how the virus-induced downturn in the economy has led store owners and corporate execs at…
Franchise Relations Deteriorate As Pandemic Wreaks Havoc On Small Business
According to a new WSJ report, the virus pandemic has unleashed enormous stress, destroying the cozy relationships between franchisees and executives at burger chains, hotels, and other types of shops. WSJ’s Micah Maidenberg and Heather Haddon outline how the virus-induced downturn in the economy has led store owners and corporate execs at Subway, Econo Lodge,…
Biden Will Preserve Trump’s China Tariffs & Trade Deal As “Rapid Reset” Of Relations Looks Unlikely
Joe Biden just confirmed that President Trump has forever altered the American foreign policy framework – once dominated by a pro-free trade bipartisan consensus closely guarded by the deep state – by confirming that he will not immediately move to scrap the ‘Phase 1’ trade deal or – and this is critical – move to…
American Election Is Not A Reset For Better Global Relations
Via The Strategic Culture Foundation, One contradiction about the American presidential election is this: for all the intense media attention and commentary around the world one would expect the result to perhaps portend immense consequence. The mundane reality, though, is that there will be little of appreciable consequence for US relations with the rest of…