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The Obama administration is apologizing to the Chinese for America’s record on human rights, specifically bringing up the Arizona immigration law as an example of how bad a country we are. You read that correctly.  We are apologizing to a nation that limits families to one child and forcibly aborts others, a nation that persecutes Christians [...]

Filed under: China, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Racism | 33061 Comment »http://thehayride.com/2010/05/outrage-of-the-day-5-16-2010/Outrage+of+the+Day+5-16-2010+%28Updated%292010-05-17+06%3A00%3A37Ryan+Booth

In perhaps the most breathtaking example of dangerous stupidity to date, today the Obama administration announced a change in American nuclear-weapons use policy which serves as an advertisement to all of our enemies that we are no longer to be feared – and begs the question whether our president is so naive and unqualified as [...]

Filed under: Barack Obama, China, Cuba, Iran, Military/Security, Russia, Venezuela | 2398No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/04/irresponsible-obama-nuke-policy-puts-every-american-in-danger/Irresponsible+Obama+Nuke+Policy+Puts+Every+American+In+Danger2010-04-06+19%3A09%3A20macaoidh

Today the Washington Times weighs in on a very sore subject with new developments to it – namely, the development of offshore oil in the Gulf of Mexico by the Cubans. It seems that after a spate of outrage in 2007 and 2008 over the fact that Chinese concerns had leased exploration blocks in the [...]

Filed under: Barack Obama, China, Cuba, Energy, Environment, Russia, The Left | 18654 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/03/another-example-of-energy-policy-as-treason/Another+Example+Of+Energy-Policy-As-Treason2010-03-18+15%3A58%3A12macaoidh

Frequent readers of The Hayride are well aware that we are proponents of the United States taking advantage of the enormous quantities of natural gas beneath our feet.  We’ve discussed the economic impact of the Haynesville Shale on Louisiana’s economic recovery.  We’ve discussed less obvious alternative uses for natural gas.  And we have discussed environmentalist [...]

Filed under: China, Economics, Economy, Energy, Foreign Policy, Haynesville Shale, Iran, Louisiana, National, Venezuela | 122010 Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/02/natural-gas-and-politics/Natural+Gas+and+Politics2010-02-05+04%3A15%3A11Michael+Youngblood

Mark Steyn at National Review Online brings up an interesting, if disturbing phenomenon taking place in China – namely, what the one-child policy the Chicoms have put in place is doing to their society. Steyn notes two effects. First, the one-child policy is making for a Chinese population which is rapidly aging; China will find [...]

Filed under: China, The Left | 1006No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/01/the-law-of-unintended-consequences-china-edition/The+Law+Of+Unintended+Consequences%2C+China+Edition2010-01-26+06%3A10%3A01macaoidh

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a piece from former U.N. ambassador John Bolton congratulating Google for its decision to fight back against objectionable policies by the Chinese government with respect to intellectual property. Bolton’s piece, excerpted below, makes the case for American businesses – and our government – to vigorously defend our interests in dealing [...]

Filed under: China, David Vitter, Economy | 946No Comments »http://thehayride.com/2010/01/google-china-and-the-seafood-trade/Google%2C+China+And+The+Seafood+Trade2010-01-21+19%3A45%3A06macaoidh

By now it seems obvious that Barack Obama would be a lot better off never traveling to Copenhagen again. Not much good happens there for him. Obama’s speech to the assembled communists, misanthropes and malcontents in the Danish capital didn’t go particularly well, as he was unable to persuade the Chinese and Indians to sign [...]

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