The Educational Choice for Children Act opens the door to waste, fraud, and abuse
The ECCA bill, with its $5 billion federal education scholarships, paves the way for financial exploitation by the wealthy and educational discrimination, rather than supporting underprivileged students. Could this massive, opaque program with no oversight soon become law?
A new US-Africa blueprint for Trump amid China’s rise
Africa’s Rising Strategic Importance: U.S. Faces Pivotal Moment to Counter China, Secure Minerals & Expand Influence
As Hurricane Season Approaches, Trump’s NOAA Budget Cuts Threaten Safety
President Trump’s NOAA cuts will significantly hamper the public’s understanding of the environment and weather forecasting, negatively affecting people in the United States and abroad.
The Armed Forces of the Future
The future of defense strategy requires restructuring forces for modern threats, focusing deployments on critical regions, accelerating tech integration, reforming procurement and budgets, revitalizing the industrial base, and investing in top talent.
All Rise for Trade Court
All Rise for Trade Court
The Court of International Trade’s ruling on Donald Trump’s tariffs is the most consequential potential setback for the president’s trade agenda to date.
Back From the Brink. Where Next?
The United States and China narrowly avoided a trade war by agreeing to a ninety-day pause on steep tariffs. The truce is not a bona fide trade deal, but the stage is now set for serious negotiations on a potentially broader and longer-term agreement.
The (Somewhat) Mysterious Surge in China’s Current Account Surplus
China’s trade surplus is rising. China’s reported current account surplus is rising even faster.
When Politics Replaces Science, People Suffer
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to remove COVID-19 vaccines from the CDC’s immunization schedule for healthy pregnant women and children is profoundly alarming, argues epidemiologist
Only American Leadership Will Prevent the Disaster of Chinese 6G Dominance
Advances in 6G seem set to produce yet another technological transformation—one the U.S. must meet with proactive leadership, not a defensive stance.