Rhode Islanders and the state’s congressional delegation would do well to take note of recent headlines about transit agencies like the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) granting rail contracts to the Chinese Government. The MBTA has dangerously put Rhode Island passenger safety and regional security in the hands of the Chinese state-owned railcar manufacturer CRRC, granting it exclusive contracts to source the new T line. With thousands of Rhode Islanders commuting to Boston for work and recreation, the issue hits entirely too close to home to ignore.

Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen discusses President Trump's leadership.

Meet the Press' host Chuck Todd offered a scathing review of Democratic presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Sunday morning. "Who had the worst week in the Democratic primary; is it Joe Biden, or is it Pete Buttigieg?" Todd asked his panel of political commentators. While Joe Biden has been mired in controversy the past week for comments he made about his positive relationships with segregationist senators, Pete Buttigieg faced harsh criticism of his reaction to the fatal police shooting death of Eric Logan in South Bend, Indiana. 

On the face of it, Nigeria qualifies to be called an emerging democracy. We just celebrated 20 years of uninterrupted civil rule with transition from government to government facilitated by elections no matter how flawed. We have a functioning, albeit high maintenance, parliament in place and the wheels of justice keep grinding ever so slowly in the courts. Our citizens and media are relatively free to express opinion and disseminate information even if the thin boundary between the hatred and fiction are breached with regularity.