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I believe the most important thing Americans must do is to secure their economic well-being in an increasingly challenging, complex world. What I have written about all these years is the process of creating wealth, not for any one individual, but for the United States as a whole. Ever since I was a young correspondent witnessing the emergence of China after the country opened in 1979, I’ve believed we have to get more serious about creating wealth. I retain faith in the resiliency of the U.S. economy and the enterprise of American people. If Americans have the right strategies, we can once again create widespread wealth. Come with me on this journey.
How Big Tech Is Helping Chinese Propagandists
June 28, 2021
This has not been well-understood. Google, Facebook and Twitter have been helping to spread Chinese government propaganda, says this editorial in the Washington Post. And making money doing it. It’s time for the Biden Administration to start explaining reality to the these companies–they must become part of the fabric of American society and the American […]
The Overseas Press Club hosts event for A Grand Strategy on July 7
June 24, 2021
July 7: Book Night – A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology and Restoring the Media Time: 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time Location: Zoom video conferencing app OPC Past President Bill Holstein will discuss his new book, A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology and Restoring the Media, with OPC members on July 7 on Zoom. OPC Governor John Avlon, senior political […]
How China Is Trying to Play the United Nations Against the West
June 23, 2021
Two incidents in the news suggest that China is attempting to use its influence to turn the United Nations away from criticizing Beijing’s internal policies and instead focus on environmental and human rights abuses in the West. In the first example, a committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proposed that Australia’s […]
CNN Interviews Me on Apple Daily and China’s Efforts to Control the “Global Discourse”
June 22, 2021
Beware of Big Tech’s “Glib Talking Points.”
June 21, 2021
In this very important piece, New York Times tech columnist Shira Ovide adds up the threads of what Big Tech is saying about efforts to rein it in. Essentially, they are warning that doing anything negative to them will benefit China. These are the “glib talking points” she mentions. What malarkey! Big Tech has been […]
Frank Bruni agrees with my media analysis in A Grand Strategy
June 20, 2021
New York Times columnist Frank Bruni has ended a 10-year run with this piece which largely agrees with my description of how the mainstream media has changed over the decades. That is a major theme of “A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology, and Restoring the Media,” seen here on Amazon. Here are a couple of […]
