Month: November 2019

How Kamala Harris' Campaign Unraveled

WASHINGTON — In early November, a few days after Sen. Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign announced widespread layoffs and an intensified focus on Iowa, her senior aides gathered for a staff meeting at their Baltimore headquarters and pelted campaign manager Juan Rodriguez with questions. What exactly was Harris’ new strategy? How much money and manpower could…

By HearthstoneYarns November 30, 2019 0

Suddenly, the Chinese Threat to Australia Seems Very Real

CANBERRA, Australia — A Chinese defector to Australia who detailed political interference by Beijing. A businessman found dead after telling the authorities about a Chinese plot to install him in Parliament. Suspicious men following critics of Beijing in major Australian cities. For a country that just wants calm commerce with China — the propellant behind…

By HearthstoneYarns November 30, 2019 0