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What’s The Probability of One of Our Geo-Conflicts Going Hot?

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From Ukraine to Iran to Venezuela, our country is currently involved in a series of near geo-conflicts. It's a situation that we've never seen...

The World Responds To American Tariffs And Sanctions

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Articles by columnists do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sentinel. It's the authors own views. Very often, our government leaders present complex issues...

What The Ukraine War Revealed About American Industry

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For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse...

How A “Temporary” Presidential Directive Took Us Off The Gold Standard

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 “No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal...

Think Your Credit Card Bill Is Too High? Here’s Why

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Think Your Credit Card Bill Is Too High? Here's Why With all the talk about a slowing economy and President Trump's push for lower interest...

Does Anything Good Come From International Trade?

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On April 2, 2025, "Liberation Day," President Donald J. Trump presented the world with his list of tariffs to be applied to virtually all...

The Worldly and The Other-Worldly

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We live in a worldly world. This is an obvious truism that most of us take for granted. Everything we know and measure is...

When the Grand Strategy Meets Your Wallet

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It's been a month since "Liberation Day," the day that President Donald J. Trump announced that we would emerge from the oppression of foreign...

The Cost Of Helicopter Money

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09You’ll likely find this story as ludicrous today as we did 20 years ago. But as we’ve discovered, it’s no laughing matter. I first heard...

DOGE – The Science of Deconstructing A Bloated Bureaucracy

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A trillion was not invented by someone in finance—we deal in much, much smaller numbers. Our numerically greatest stock index is the Dow Jones...