A clear-eyed understanding of the threat China poses to the United States is genuinely frightening.
Brandon J. Weichert
The spy balloon was a giant, floating symbol of China's military advantages and brazen attitude.
Social media is addictive, polarizing, and potentially a threat to national security.
Hollywood's self-loathing has contributed to the erosion of America's "soft" cultural power.
Brandon J. Weichert is the author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower (Republic Book Publishers) and Biohacked: China's Race to Control Life (Encounter Books). His next book, The Shadow War: Iran’s Quest for Supremacy (Republic Book Publishers) is due out July 23. He is also a Senior Editor at 19FortyFive.com and occasionally serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the United States Department of the Air Force. Weichert can be followed via Twitter @WeTheBrandon.