If nothing else, the Chinese have a sense of history and destiny. They have had a glorious past, stretching back millennia, and once controlled most of the Asian heartland in the days of Genghis and Kublai Khan. But even then, China was essentially inward-looking, protecting her own cultural values. Trade with Europeans in the centuries […]
Why Democrats Are Delighted With The Republican Spending Bill…
Why were Democrats unable to hide their enthusiasm for the latest Omnibus spending bill proposed by House Republicans? Simple: because, as the Washington Examiner’s Philip Klein writes, “Dems basically got everything. It’s like they control House, Senate, & WH rather than the other way around”…
U.S. Sanctions North Korea, Russia, China Over Nuke Weapons Program…
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Economic Growth, Tax Policy…
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin covers budget, budgetary priorities, regulatory reform, tax simplification, middle class tax cuts, financial reform, the federal reserve and a ton more. Well worth your time to watch…
Iran Sanctions: U.S. Lists 13 Individuals, 12 Business Entities…
The US government has blacklisted 13 individuals and a dozen businesses under the Iran sanctions authority, a day after President Donald Trump’s administration threatened a response over Tehran’s ballistic missile tests. The Treasury Department posted a listing on Friday, naming the individuals and the companies added to the sanctions list…
GOP Suspends Rules: Votes Mnuchin for Treasury and Price for HHS Out of Committee…
Senate Republicans pushed through a pair of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees Wednesday, upending standard committee rules to circumvent a Democratic boycott. The Senate Finance Committee advanced a pair of Trump’s nominees with only Republican members present — Steven Mnuchin to head the Treasury Department, and Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of Health and Human […]
Obama’s Old Buddy, Tim Geithner, Invested $100 Million Into CrowdStrike…
CrowdStrike is the cybersecurity firm who conducted the analysis of the DNC’s computers who have reported ‘strong confidence’ that the Russian’s are responsible for the DNC hack. As they say, follow the money. Well, what do you know, in July of 2015 Obama’s old pal, Tim Geithner, who serves as President of Warburg Pincus LLC, […]
Treasury Nominee Steve Mnuchin’s Bank Accused of “Widespread Misconduct” in Leaked Memo…
OneWest Bank, which Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, ran from 2009 to 2015, repeatedly broke California’s foreclosure laws during that period, according to a previously undisclosed 2013 memo from top prosecutors in the state attorney general’s office…
Mnuchin Nomination for Treasury Shines Harsh Light on U.S. Politics…
A Well-Kept Open Secret: Washington Is Behind India’s Brutal Demonetization Project…
Obama has declared the strategic partnership with India a priority of his foreign policy. China needs to be reined in…the US government’s development agency USAID has negotiated cooperation agreements with the Indian ministry of finance. One of these has the declared goal to push back the use of cash in favor of digital payments in […]