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On Sixth Anniversary of Brexit, Britain Yet to Seize All of Freedom’s Opportunities
Six years ago, on June 23, 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. Above all, Brexit was about regaining the right of self-government, which is a fundamental value. It wasn’t inevitable that Brexit would lead to better government in Britain. It opened the door for Britain to do better, but Britain still had to…Ted Bromund -
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Confucius Institutes Closing, but Chinese Influence Operations Continue on College Campuses
When an organization becomes unpopular, it rebrands, but that doesn’t necessarily mean its mission or product has fundamentally changed. That was the message of a panel of experts at a discussion Tuesday at The Heritage Foundation on the recent widespread closures of so-called Confucius Institutes on American college campuses. (The Daily Signal is the news…Jarrett Stepman -
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A Look at Who’s on Biden’s Parents Council
The Biden administration claims it formed the recently unveiled “parents council” to better reflect families’ views in public schools—but its members include Al Sharpton’s community organizing group; activists who lobby to teach “comprehensive sex education,” including gender identity theory, in school; and open borders groups. Supporters of the National Parents and Families Engagement Council, announced…Ben Johnson -
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One-time Defense Budget Increase Won’t Be Sufficient to Deter China
In recent comments on the defense budget, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., rightly declared the standard for determining an appropriate level of defense funding should be the ability to adequately deter China. Unfortunately, too many statesmen have underestimated China’s intentions to supplant the U.S. and current rules-based order, while political leadership has preferred to defer tough…Brent Sadler -
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As China Sabotages Its Own Economic Interests in Europe, US Should Take Advantage of the Opportunity
For a few years now, China has been hampering its own economic engagement with the European Union. Chinese diplomats are often described as “wolf warriors” as they aggressively, sometimes offensively, assert China’s interests in the international arena. As a result, even in the absence of a serious, robust U.S. government approach to trade with Europe…Min-Hua Chiang -
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Political Consultant Offers Advice for Reaching Black Voters (and Reveals Who’s Doing It Right)
Republicans have faced their share of challenges to connect with black Americans and persuade them to support GOP candidates. In the 2020 election, for example, black voters overwhelmingly backed Joe Biden over Donald Trump, 92% to 8%. But all hope isn't lost. Political consultant Raynard Jackson, who advises Republican candidates, says there are some political…Robert B. Bluey -
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America and United Kingdom: ‘Most Natural of Economic Partners’
“[T]he United States should strengthen its close and mutually beneficial trading and economic partnership with the United Kingdom.” That’s the unequivocal statement from Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, in his recent resolution calling for a free trade agreement between the two long-time, like-minded, and willing transatlantic allies. Advocating for a U.S.-U.K. trade agreement since Britain’s vote…Anthony B. Kim -
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‘We Will Win’: America’s Policy Must Take on China, Heritage President Tells House GOP
National security threats posed by China should be considered by America’s leaders as they determine details of public policies, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said Wednesday in remarks to House Republicans. “The Chinese Communist Party, as you know, as your constituents know, is the existential threat to freedom in this world,” Roberts told members of…Fred Lucas -
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UK Engages US Through State-Level Bilateral Trade
“We are ready to progress negotiations on [a free trade agreement] when the U.S. is ready to do so, but we weren’t going to sit still.” That unambiguous point—made by Ranil Jayawardena, the United Kingdom’s minister for international trade—reflects a forward-leaning, pragmatic trade-policy posture of post-Brexit Britain. Jayawardena underscored London’s intention to take a “twin-track…Anthony B. Kim -
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China, Russia Again Block UN Action on North Korea
True to form, Beijing and Moscow on Thursday again protected Pyongyang from additional international punishment after the North Korean regime’s repeated violations of U.N. resolutions. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield proposed additional sanctions in response to North Korea’s spate of missile launches, which she characterized as “a grave threat to international peace and…Bruce Klingner -
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Cardinal Zen and Rising Religious Persecution in China
Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen appeared before a Hong Kong court Tuesday on charges of “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.” The charges brought against the cardinal are emblematic of a permanent deterioration in the city-state—one that should prompt the Vatican to reconsider earlier attempts to pursue closer relations with China. While the Hong Kong government…Olivia Enos -
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Blinken in Multiverse of Biden Madness, China Edition
Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a long-awaited speech Thursday on Biden administration policies regarding China at George Washington University. The speech noted several realities about Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party: The most serious long-term challenge confronting the United States is China. China and Russia are openly cooperating in various areas, including military activities….Dean Cheng -
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The Elitists Who Want to Rule the World
Klaus Schwab is the head of the World Economic Forum; he founded the organization in 1971. Each year, the World Economic Forum hosts a massive conference in Davos, Switzerland, with thousands of world leaders, diplomats, and experts on various topics gathering to trade ideas about how best to cooperatively run the world. Lest this characterization…Ben Shapiro -
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Proposed Amendment to ‘China Bill’ Would Wrongly Reward Unprofitable Investments
If someone can’t manage his or her own financial affairs, it’s a good bet they’d manage other people’s finances badly, too. Given that the federal government has racked up an enormous $30 trillion of debt—$6 trillion in just the past two years—nobody should trust that federal legislators know the first thing about sound investing. Case…Preston Brashers -
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‘Dissident’ in America Actually a Spy for China, Prosecutors Allege
The Justice Department has charged a human rights activist in Queens with spying on Chinese dissidents. Authorities charged Wang Shujun, 73, of Queens, New York, with “conspiracy and other charges related to an espionage and transnational repression scheme,” the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Prosecutors also charged four persons they said were Wang’s China-based Ministry of State…Philip Lenczycki -
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SWIFT Sanctions Unlikely to Threaten US Dollar
The U.S. and key allies announced in March sanctions on a number of Russian banks using SWIFT, the inter-bank payment system relied on by nearly every bank on Earth. This led to concerns of Russia evading the sanctions by using the Chinese alternative, the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, better known by its acronym, CIPS. In…Peter St. Onge -
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Time to Elevate US-South Korea Partnership With Strategic Refinement
Forging greater pragmatic cooperation between willing allies necessitates timely, forward-looking strategic clarity in terms of paving an elevated trajectory of the alliance. That’s why the upcoming May 21 summit between President Joe Biden and South Korea’s recently inaugurated President Yoon Suk Yeol matters. Biden, on his first presidential trip to Indo-Pacific, will make his first…Anthony B. Kim -
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Planned Parenthood Leader Among Donors to Prosecutor Who Won’t Charge Protesters at Justices’ Homes
The political arm of the liberal legal group Demand Justice, which advocates packing the Supreme Court, contributed $5,000 last year to the campaign of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, who is among local prosecutors backed by liberal organizations tied to billionaire financier George Soros. Descano, a Democrat, has refused to prosecute some criminal offenses…Fred Lucas -
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America and Brexit Britain: Time to Move Onward and Upward
Brexit matters, with the post-Brexit United Kingdom becoming more relevant to America and global geopolitics than ever. That is the timely reminder and keen observation shared by former U.K. Minister of State Lord David Frost, Britain’s chief negotiator for exiting the European Union. In his recent thought-provoking speech at The Heritage Foundation, Frost underscored that…Anthony B. Kim -
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In Doing Business With China, American Companies Subsidize Tyranny
At the White House press briefing last Dec. 6, press secretary Jen Psaki made it clear that President Joe Biden wanted the People’s Republic of China to pay a price for its human rights abuses. He would do so by declining to send any U.S. government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics, which would be…Terence Jeffrey