Steve Hilton: Original intent of Brexit – restoring freedom and sovereignty – buried by inept bureaucrats

British Prime Minister David Cameron left office rather than deal with Brexit.  (The Associated Press) By flouncing out in such a peremptory fashion, he left the ruling Conservative Party to elect a new leader practically overnight. There was no “transition,” no …

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China may tweak its plan to dominate tech, but it won’t back down – Trending Stuff

Hong Kong (CNN Business)China’s efforts to become a global powerhouse in the technology of the future are under attack. But don’t expect it to beat a retreat. Under pressure from US tariffs on exports and a deepening economic slowdown, China’s …

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Trump, the Saudis, and America’s disastrous ‘enemy of my enemy is my friend’ strategy – Trending Stuff

(CNN)“He’s a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is said to have been talking about Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza. It was 1939, and you can imagine him, cigarette and martini in …

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