Co-Authored with Archit Oswal Bipartisan consensus is a scarce occurrence in American politics, but when it comes to the future of U.S.-China relations, the debate seems settled. Both the Trump Administration and the Biden Campaign are battling to prove who is “tougher on China.” The emerging approach to China is termed “decoupling” and is anContinue reading “The Dangers of Decoupling”
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Becoming an American in 2020
Just about every presidential election cycle, a handful of celebrities swear that they will quit the United States if their preferred candidate doesn’t win. Most seem to say they’ll move to Canada. Of course, the promises—or threats?—almost always turn out to have been hyperbolic. This election year, I’m doing the reverse: I am a youngContinue reading “Becoming an American in 2020”
Discourse, Distrust, and Misunderstanding
This past summer I travelled to Kunming, China to participate in a Mandarin language immersion program, which marked my first time travelling outside North America. Months after returning to the States, I still struggle to answer the question, “How was China?” After studying for two months in China and being back in the United StatesContinue reading “Discourse, Distrust, and Misunderstanding”
It’s not about them. It’s about us.
Less than 24 hours after Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer was fired, CBS News would tape an interview with the ousted official to discuss the case of disgraced Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher. Spencer was officially fired for directly communicating the White House without knowledge of the Secretary of Defense, which could be considered a breach of the chain-of-commandContinue reading “It’s not about them. It’s about us.”
Why Liberals (Almost) Always Lose
How does Justin Trudeau explain modern politics? When I wrote one of my first articles for The Texas Orator last year on the nuances of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, I had a vague sense of the challenges he would face moving forward. But I did not predict how those challenges would multiply before the next election. The evolutionContinue reading “Why Liberals (Almost) Always Lose”
Civics class can save U.S. democracy
As Americans, we are all inculcated with democratic values early in life. “Majority rules” determines the games we play, and “fairness” ensures that no one ought to play with a toy for any longer than the rest. Democracy is so ingrained in our fabric that most of us grow up believing democracy is the defaultContinue reading “Civics class can save U.S. democracy”
Revisiting Regime Change
Another Canadian beat me – by many decades – to say that Americans are blamed and shamed far more than they deserve. In fact, Americans now constantly blame their past selves for their predicaments. Yes, unwise decisions and poorly justified convictions have occupied America’s past and will likely recur in America’s future. But Americans succumbing toContinue reading “Revisiting Regime Change”
Nicholas J. Romanow 