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The U.S. is competing with China over printed circuit boards, a critical piece of the technology stack. These essential components are found in everything from smartphones to missile systems, and most other modern electronics. David Schild argues that America has neglected this layer of the supply chain, resulting in strategic vulnerabilities that could have consequences for economic competition and national security.
For virtually every American, health care is one of the largest monthly expenses. This is due in part because the U.S. healthcare system is among the most expensive and complex sectors of the economy, consuming a growing share of family budgets and federal spending. Brian Blase argues that the core problem is not a lack of government involvement, but too much of it—distorting incentives, restricting supply, and enabling massive levels of fraud across federal programs.
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By Federal Newswire | Mar 13, 2026
For Ukrainians, the fight for survival against Russia is also about values, economic freedom, and the country’s long-term future. Ukrainian advocates Velentyna Pavsyukova and Yana Matviichuk explain how humanitarian work, faith, and economic reform are central to the geopolitical battle facing their country.
By Federal Newswire | Mar 13, 2026
The United States has for decades had to confront the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights record and strategic ambitions. Among the most disturbing allegations is the claim that China operates a state-backed organ harvesting system targeting prisoners of conscience. Jan Jekielek argues that understanding this practice provides a window into how the Chinese Communist Party operates and why democratic governments must rethink their approach to Beijing.
By Federal Newswire | Mar 13, 2026
Four years after Russia invaded Ukraine, some Americans believe Ukraine is doomed to fail, and others see the war as a NATO provocation, while Russian propaganda works to distort what is happening on the ground. Steven Moore argues that those narratives collapse when confronted with reality inside Ukraine, where a resilient society, a citizen army, and a determined national identity have held back a far larger aggressor.
By Federal Newswire | Mar 3, 2026
For decades, American policymakers and business leaders assumed that integrating China into the global economy would moderate its politics and align its interests with the West. Ram Charan argues that the assumption was dangerously wrong. China, he says, has executed a deliberate strategy to dominate global supply chains, hollow out Western industry, and convert economic leverage into geopolitical power.
By Federal Newswire | Mar 2, 2026
Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukraine remains under relentless assault. Pavlo Unguryan of the Ukraine Rebuilding Alliance argues that the war represents a struggle between Western Christian civilization and what he calls a revanchist, authoritarian regime determined to rebuild the Russian empire.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 26, 2026
Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, casualty figures are in the millions, and negotiations show no signs that Russia will concede anything to end the war. Eric Patterson, of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, argues that the war is a civilizational test for the West.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 25, 2026
For decades, policymakers assumed that economic integration with China would liberalize its politics and embed it in a stable, interdependent global order. Few companies embodied that optimism more than Apple. Patrick McGee, author of the popular book Apple in China, argues that Apple’s rise in China helped accelerate the development of the very industrial ecosystem that now underpins Beijing’s technological and geopolitical power.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 25, 2026
Thirty years after Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law is still debated by stakeholders in social media, artificial intelligence, and technology platforms. The statute shields companies from liability for content posted by consumers, which supporters contend is important to free expression and innovation. Jennifer Huddleston, a senior fellow in technology policy at the Cato Institute, argues that Section 230 remains a foundational guardrail for speech and competition in the digital age.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2026
For American policymakers, one concern over China’s advances on Taiwan is the fact that American territories sit just hours from Taipei. Some of America’s key defense corridors in the region run across neighboring small island nations. Cleo Paskal argues that China’s influence operations there threaten U.S. security at this geographic front line.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 18, 2026
Thirty years after its passage, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continues to shape the internet and virtually every company that operates on it. Critics argue the provision shields technology platforms from accountability, while others contend it protects free expression and innovation. The debate has implications for online safety, the advances of artificial intelligence, and methods for content moderation.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 14, 2026
Ukrainians are living under winter blackouts and missile strikes. Russia’s intentional bombing of Ukrainian energy facilities means large swaths of the Ukrainian population are enduring freezing temperatures with limited electricity and water.
By Federal Newswire | Feb 12, 2026
Leland Miller, co-founder and CEO of China Beige Book, argues that much of what the world thinks it knows about China’s economic trajectory is wrong, and he says understanding Beijing’s priorities requires ignoring official talk...
By Federal Newswire | Feb 12, 2026
According to Daniel Runde, the United States must rethink how it deploys nonmilitary power, especially in the developing world, if it hopes to compete effectively with Beijing.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 31, 2026
Ukraine is surviving another winter of missile strikes and energy shortages, hoping a peace framework will eventually take effect.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 31, 2026
China’s relentless expansion in the South China Sea, as well as in Africa, South America and other regions, is forcing the U.S. to adjust its national policies on technology and global security.
By Federal Newswire reports | Jan 28, 2026
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continue as doubts grow that Russia will ever agree to a negotiated peace. Oleksii Reznikov, who served as Ukraine’s defense minister from 2021 to 2023 during the opening phase of the full-scale invasion, argues that victory and peace remain possible.
By Federal Newswire News Reports | Jan 28, 2026
There is rising concern that consolidation in the health care industry is shifting power away from patients and physicians toward large intermediaries. An example of this is the role of pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, which negotiate prescription drug prices for insurance companies and determine what medications will be available to patients under various plans. Anne Cassity argues that PBMs have moved beyond their original role, and now create conflicts of interest that raise costs and threaten the survival of local pharmacies.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 21, 2026
Britain faces a pivotal moment in its relationship with China over its plan to build Europe’s largest embassy in central London.
