The century-long global hegemony of the U.S. dollar may have ended today.
That's not an overstatement.

Last week the Trump Administration announced that it was boosting the Marine Corps Expeditionary Units in East Asia to counter Chinese aggression.

Hat tip to Ellen North for leading me to some of the best news I've seen in a long time: Ellen's comment links.

Few things have given me much hope about our nation's future and the course of world events lately. Yet two events, one allegedly occurring Feb. 2 and the other slowly evolving are producing that hoped-for result.

Remember when Saddam insisted on selling Iraqi oil in Euros?
Saddam made a profit, but he never lived to spend it.
Remember when Gadhafi planned on selling Libyan oil in a gold-backed currency?
It was mentioned as a reason in Hillary's emails to bomb Libya.