President Trump announced what he calls the biggest oil deal in history: an agreement that could give the United States a controlling interest in the output from 17 Venezuelan oil fields containing a reported 65 billion barrels. The arrangement could reshape American energy security, revive Venezuela’s battered petroleum industry, and shift influence in the Western…
Taking Back the Panama Canal: Reasserting American Strength in the Western Hemisphere
When President Trump declared in his inaugural address that the United States would "take back" the Panama Canal, he wasn’t just tossing out rhetoric—he was reigniting a debate that has smoldered for decades. The canal, one of the greatest engineering marvels in human history, was never just a construction project. It was a bold assertion…
Missed Opportunity: Why Biden’s Block on Nippon Steel’s Bid for U.S. Steel Hurts America
President Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel might seem like a patriotic stand for national security, but let’s take a step back and ask ourselves: did this decision really serve America’s best interests? Spoiler alert—it didn’t. Nippon Steel, Japan’s premier steelmaker, wasn’t looking to strip U.S. Steel down for…