by Dave Patterson | Mar 18, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
One of the major themes discussed within US military circles is Anti-access/Area Denial (A2/AD) and how to overcome an enemy’s capability to deny US access to sea lines of communication. China has slowly but methodically created an A2/AD capability in the South...
by Mark Angelides | Mar 16, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics
President Joe Biden finds himself caught between a political rock and a hard place with his latest efforts to be all things to all people. After the Department of the Interior chose to approve three out of five new Alaskan drilling sites in a ConocoPhillips endeavor...
by Andrew Moran | Mar 15, 2023 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
How poor is the US banking system that it cannot handle 5% interest rates? One of the reasons behind the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Silvergate was the Federal Reserve’s quantitative tightening (QT) campaign, a blend of rising interest rates and balance...
by Mark Angelides | Mar 14, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
In an effort to be all things to all people, President Joe Biden is overseeing the granting of oil leases in Alaska while simultaneously blocking exploration on almost 16 million acres of land and water. This tightrope walk to pacify both the environmentalists and...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 14, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Biden’s federal budget submission for fiscal year 2024 is enormous. The White House’s spending request of $6.9 trillion includes the largest President’s Budget Request for Defense (PBD) ever at $886 billion. The total consists of atomic energy...