US Flag behind barb wire fence
Recent research shows higher levels of immigration increase per capita income
The Covid and opioid crises illustrate the linkage between a society's population and its wealth.
Comparison of Defense spending by nations
The US spending on the military has to be viewed in the context of a bigger picture to be justifiable.

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Increasing US debt threatens future US leadership.

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US debt levels threaten long-term US leadership power.
Flag of the People's Republic of China
China today demonstrates two leadership principles; unfortunately for China they oppose each other, limiting its potential.
Qiu Zhanwuan, former leader of Peking University's Marxist Student Association, who disappeared in April 2019
Marxist students at Peking University have been persecuted by the Chinese government to stop their activism.
Chinese Millennial Women
Authoritarianism may not last in China; over time, as societies become more affluent, they tend to liberalize--China will do the same.
China's President, Xi Jinping
China is run by one person--not something Hong Kong as any interest in joining.