Rediscovering America

  Xi Jinping’s Abrupt Reversal of Fortune Provides a Wake-Up Call and New Direction for America by Scott S. Powell      Just a month ago it appeared to many that Communist China was more invincible than ever with Xi Jinping appearing to have tightened his control securing another extended term at the 20 th Party Congress. And while some in the media described his status as “a new Chinese emperor for life” or “Mao Zedong reincarnated,” everything has suddenly changed over the Thanksgiving weekend with China experiencing more widespread anti-government protests than those associated with Tiananmen Square in 1989.      While there have been protests against Covid testing and quarantine requirements associated with zero-Covid policies over the last year in China they were limited to a few localities. But just as the death of George Floyd triggered destructive riots, burning, and looting across America in May 25,   2020, the death of ten people in Urumqui, China on November 25, 202

  Why the Red Tsunami Turned into a Ripple by Scott S. Powell              A recurring topic of discussion among some three hundred people from all over America who gathered to listen to and discuss presentations by U.S. national security experts after the November 8 th election revolved around disbelief that the anticipated red tsunami appeared to have dissipated into a ripple. While some observed that “a near majority of Americans seem to have lost their common sense and moral integrity,” others expressed it this way: “Fools vote for fools, crooks vote for crooks, and dishonest people vote for dishonest representatives.”         While these observations offer insight, there is clearly more going on. Many Americans have succumbed to silence to avoid being branded as “election deniers,” and eschew the subject of vote fraud and election irregularities of the 2020 election. But common-sense logic requires that we face the fact that because we failed to get to the bottom of votin