Lockheed Takeover Plan Jeopardizes US Ability to Counter Evolving Missile Threats
Competition, innovation, and cost-containment in the missile defense sector are vital to countering rapidly evolving missile threats from China, Russia, and other sources. History has taught us that excessive consolidation in any industry, especially defense, has increased taxpayers’ costs and high-level clumsiness in strategic thinking. That’s why Washington should prohibit Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne and take other decisive actions to promote enhanced competition in the already highly-concentrated missile defense, propulsion, and hypersonic development market.
Irish patent-troll Neodron’s shakedown of ITC helps China
The Washington Times, September 2, 2020 – China’s ambition to eclipse American technological and geopolitical leadership has been evident for decades. Beijing’s relentless industrial espionage, economic policies, subsidies, and $1.4 trillion infrastructure […]
Congress Must Ban Kickbacks, Promote Competition in Drug Markets to End Shortages and High Prices
Investor’s Business Daily, April 2, 2018 – A new study by the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy at USC highlights the need for decisive action by the President, Congress, and federal anti-trust […]
Why the Jones Act is Vital to U.S. National Security
Dr. William J. Murphy of the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, RI and the Heartland Institute discusses how repeal of the Jones Act would jeopardize national security and the […]
Scandal stalks the best US ally in Asia, Abe of Japan
Dr. William J. Murphy of the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, RI discusses the implications of the Japanese land sale document falsification scandal for Prime Minister Abe’s political future and policy agenda with John Batchelor and Gordon G. Chang on The John Batchelor Show, 77 WABC Radio, New York, NY on March 22, 2018. Murphy argues that the scandal is the most significant Prime Minister Abe has faced since assuming office and and is much more dangerous to his political future than others he has weathered previously.
Politically Opportunistic Attempts to Gut U.S. Shipping Laws Jeopardize National Security and the Economy
Americans should be alarmed by recent calls for repeal of the Jones Act, a 1920 law requiring that merchant vessels navigating between U.S. ports must be manufactured and flagged in the U.S., owned and operated by American companies, and crewed by American citizens. Passed in the wake of World War I to ensure that the United States maintained a vital sea transport capacity in the event of future conflict, the law has been vital to U.S. national security and economic strength for almost 100 years.
The Jones Act and National Security
Dr. William J. Murphy of the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, RI and the Heartland Institute discusses how repeal of the Jones Act would jeopardize national security with Cheryl Fritz on The Steve Gruber Show, 1240 WJIM, Lansing, MI on December 22, 2017. The Jones Act is a 1920 law restricting shipping between U.S. ports to vessels manufactured and flagged in the U.S., owned and operated by American companies, and crewed by American citizens. Murphy argues that repealing the Jones Act would jeopardize national security by increasing threats from weaponized shipping containers, terrorism, and illegal immigration.
The Chrysanthemum Throne abdicates & Pearl Harbor Day, 2017
Dr. William J. Murphy of the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, RI discusses the implications of Emperor Akihito’s abdication for Japanese domestic politics, Prime Minister Abe’s regional security policies, and the regional security dialogue with John Batchelor and Gordon G. Chang on The John Batchelor Show, 77 WABC Radio, New York, NY on December 6, 2017.
Confident Japan smiles with Revanchist PRC
Dr. William J. Murphy of the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, RI discusses Prime Minister Abe’s approach to China and Chinese proposals for regional cooperation at the recent APEC and ASEAN summits with John Batchelor and Gordon G. Chang on The John Batchelor Show, 77 WABC Radio, New York, NY on November 15, 2017.
Abe Takes Command of Japan
Dr. William J. Murphy of the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, RI discusses the implications of the Japanese election for the Prime Minister Abe’s domestic political position, foreign policy, and campaign to revise the Japanese Constitution to recognize the role of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in securing the nation with John Batchelor and Gordon G. Chang on The John Batchelor Show, 77 WABC Radio, New York, NY on October 26, 2017.
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