In a year as chaotic, violent, and economically destructive as this one has been, it is interesting that, to many Americans, the great villain of 2026 is turning out to be a traffic camera.

“The state has proven incapable of leading us wisely, and our growing recognition of that cold fact is amazingly liberating.”

Japan is largest holder, followed by the UK. China’s stash dropped 4% in June. 

Thiel’s contacts with Milei’s inner circle have broadened since his arrival in Argentina in April, with sit-downs with key administration staff.

Last week we heard that US sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and other ships in the Middle East were being fed food that, from photos that surfaced in the media, looked worse than what you would feed a dog. Parents and spouses of service members risked disciplinary action against their loved ones to highlight to the US Navy Secretary and to the media the revolting conditions aboard the carrier, which has been at sea with no port of call for a record period of time.