President Donald Trump waves from a car as he drives past supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Tho Bishop, Mises Institute: Trump's Potential Legacy: 50 Million+ Enemies of the State
Well, they finally got Donald Trump. But he sure scared the bejesus out of them. It took a massive five-year campaign of hysteria, of fear and hate, orchestrated by all wings of the Ruling Elite, from the respectable right to the activist left. The irony, of course, is that the last actions of Trump’s presidency highlighted how little of a threat he, as an individual, truly was to the deep corruption in America’s government. Lil Wayne may be free, but figures like Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and Ross Ulbricht are not. The Fed’s big fat bubble has only gotten larger as Wall Street has thrived, while American workers continue to be "discriminated against."
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 21, 2021
Who’s who in the Biden administration -- Al Jazeera
Biden's No. 1 priority: Stop the spread of the coronavirus -- Richardo Alonso-Zaldivar, CSM/Associated Press
What might Biden's US-Africa policy look like -- Cai Nebe, DW
Analysis: Biden faces a more confident China after US chaos -- Ken Moritsugu, AP
No sign yet Biden seeks a honeymoon with China -- Jeff Pao, Asia Times
Could Tony Blinken Start a Crisis with North Korea? -- Doug Bandow, National Interest
Don’t expect Biden to reenter the Iran nuclear deal right away -- Alex Ward, VOX
How to revive the Iran nuclear deal -- Chuck Hagel and Catherine Ashton, The Hill
The Case Against the Iran Deal -- The Atlantic
For Pakistan, India's Nukes Aren't the Problem. Its Everything Else. -- Kyle Mizokami, National Interest
Is Cambodia's PM Hun Sen secure enough to hand power to his son? -- David Hutt, Asia Times
China's COVID-19 vaccines are being given the green light without the data being revealed. Why? -- Alan Weedon and Max Walden, ABC News (Australia)
Emerging evidence suggests new coronavirus variant could be problematic for vaccines -- Elizabeth Cohen, CNN
Researchers succeed in taking first 3D photo of coronavirus -- Alexander Freund, DW
