Internationally, it’s fine; domestically, less so. As issues mount, Beijing should use this lull to address them, or they’ll become impossible. Unless the world goes to hell in the next couple of years. The forthcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, is no G2. They won’t try to divide […]
As oil prices skyrocket amid new wars in Iran and Yemen, a Chinese scholar reconsiders the history of the petrodollar and what could change today. That could be crucial for China. ## I. Before Nixon severed the dollar’s link to gold on August 15, 1971, global oil prices (including in Saudi Arabia) had already been […]
While Bishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, was holding a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, another Catholic official landed in Moscow: CIA Director John Ratcliffe – who reportedly went to Moscow to warn Russia against support for Iran and activities in Europe. Vatican diplomacy and American […]
Chronicles of wars and the search for broad theories converge on the US difficulties in striking tariff deals and the march to the Chinese Party Congress, where Xi could accrue more power than Mao The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games opened in Beijing on August 22 and will run through August 26. The numbers alone […]
Florida’s clash: Attorney General call theology, bishops call the law. Is the essence of US constitution in trouble? The bishops of Florida’s response to Attorney General James Uthmeier’s letter is a masterpiece of constitutional law. It sets forth arguments supporting the autonomy of Churches and religions in matters of faith and doctrine. At stake are […]
In the 20th century, the US emerged victorious from World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Yet today many in America and abroad speak as if the country were in irreversible decline. Some prepare for a world without American primacy; others demand that Washington restore a supremacy they assume has vanished. We […]
Does Florida Attorney General (a Catholic) expect the Church to totally fall in line with the state? America sets a risky precedent that could cripple Christianity. On July 31, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, requesting that they comply with Florida law granting religious exemptions to […]
