Charles

The U.N. is whining that U.S. tax dollars are no longer being funneled into foreign aid programs, and people are facing natural consequences for hedonistic behavior "In eight countries, we found that community-led services were 99.9 funded externally. Only 0.1% funded domestically." "In Kenya, most drop-in centers for what we call key populations -- LGBTQ people, sex workers, people who inject drugs -- have closed. Nigeria has lost at least five such clinics. In Uganda, 45% of programs serving the key populations have partially or fully shut down. In Zimbabwe -- where there were excellent services for sex workers in key places where they could go and safely get what they need for prevention, testing, and treatment -- these have collapsed entirely in 2025. 77% of harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs report severe disruption."

My biggest worry about Trump's excursion to China is that he will say something off the cuff that will undermine US national security interests. I'm most worried about an imprudent statement about Taiwan.