Helen Raleigh

A new Boxer movement is emerging in China, driven by the Chinese Communist Party’s policies and disinformation campaign regarding the Covid-19 outbreak. Like its predecessor, the new movement has incited open hatred toward foreigners and “traitors”—ethnic Chinese who criticize Party officials for their mishandling of the pandemic.

China has produced a new crop of “wolf diplomats,” combative and antagonistic, who are not afraid to push Beijing’s narratives, even at the expense of damaging relationships. 

The more I listen to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s talks and analyze his policies, the more he reminds me of Chavez.Sanders’s policies aren’t a better version of socialism; they are the same as those of socialism past and socialism present

I was very skeptical when U.S. and Chinese officials announced the two nations had reached a “Phase One” trade deal last December. Neither country released any details regarding the agreement. Upon reviewing the 96-page document, I have to admit, I was wrong. 

This November 9 marked the 30-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a notorious symbol of the oppression of communism and socialism. Yet people who love liberty cannot yet declare victory on this day of commemoration each year, because the battle hasn’t been won: socialism is staging a comeback in Western democracies, especially in the United States and United Kingdom.

In this Wall Street Journal piece, I shared the story of my great-grandfather. His experience demonstrates that socialism always begins with a great promise and ends in disaster. 

Dany is the most dangerous tyrant in Westeros. She believed so much in her own good intentions that she was not bothered by the atrocity and destruction she caused. Of course, she wouldn’t become such a tyrant without supporters who were enchanted by her charm and vision to cheer her on until it was almost too late.