Bil Gladen

You won’t find a better explanation for why China is rising & the US is declining: “In America, you can change parties but you can’t change policies. Billionaires control all policy. In China capital doesn’t have enshrined rights. In America, capital has risen above the nation.”

Tim Cook illustrates the arguments why China will catch up fast and dominate. STEM is key. "China’s manufacturing dominance isn’t about cheap labor,...it’s about a deep, unrivaled reservoir of specialized talent and technical know-how".

On this day in 1988, the US warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 665 with two surface to air missiles, killing all 290 passengers on board. Months after the tragedy on the campaign trail, President Bush said “I will never apologize for the United States. I don’t care what the facts are.”