U.S. Threat Level Board

Things You Need to Know about Current Global and National Threats to Your Personal Security

UPDATED: May 3, 2025

THREAT LEVEL

U.S. Economy: RECESSION

PAGE SECTIONS:

DEATH BY CHINA (2012) Documentary

Decoupling from China's Economy

Trump Economics

Recent News

Trump Tariffs Introduced

Government Efficiency

News Affecting the Economy

State of the U.S. Economy

The Un-Declared Recession

The Main Economic Concern is a war with China triggering the greatest economic depression in U.S. History due to our economies being so intertwined. It is important for a stable U.S. Economy to decouple/separate from our dependency upon China.

The current Recession is mainly self-inflicted due to inflation caused by government out-of-control spending, printing of money, and recovery from leftist war against U.S. Energy.

1 Year True Inflation Chart - source: truflation
data since 2020

May 3, 2025
TRUE INFLATION RATE
Aggregate U.S. Inflation Index since Jan 2020

FOOD COSTS
since 2020
+ 34.72%
May 3, 2025 - source: truflation

HOUSING COSTS
since 2020
+ 25.91%
May 3, 2025 - source: truflation

HOUSEHOLD,
DAILY USE ITEMS
since 2020
+ 25.53%
May 3, 2025 - source: truflation

THE MAIN AREAS OF CONCERN with the U.S. Economy center on:

DOMESTIC ECONOMIC & GOVERNMENTAL REFORM
Address and stop gross mis-use of public funds, waste, and abuse. Reduce inflation through reduced government spending and better economic policies.
Reducing the burden of Government Regulations and Taxes on Business, Industry, and Individuals. Freeing Americans to Be Prosperous Again.
DRILL-BABY-DRILL - U.S. ENERGY POLICY
Leftist Democrats have been known for their adversarial energy polices that have greatly limited and over-regulated the Energy Industry. The United States, being the world's leading developer in energy infrastructure and technology, needs the freedom from government to make the United States energy independent again.
THE GLOBAL FREE TRADE SYSTEM IS BROKEN
Free Trade is good and healthy for both the United States and foreign countries - FREE TRADE IS GOOD FOR THE WORLD.
THE PROBLEM IS: While the United States has encouraged free and open trade by lowering U.S. trade barriers, Many Foreign Countries HAVE NOT.
President Trump's recent efforts are to treat other countries the way the have been treating us. This crack-down is meant to force them to lower their trade barriers by opening up their markets equally to American-made products. This forces them back into the Global Free Trade System (the WTO). Trump is Trying to Make Global Free Trade Great Again.
DE-COUPLING FROM CHINA'S ECONOMY Communist China has Declared a "People's War" (Total War) Against America
Since 2001, the Communist Government, a self-declared enemy of America, freedom, and capitalism has used and abused the Global Free Trade System (WTO) to manipulate markets to dominate, undermine, undercut, and destroy foreign industries in order to control and dominate key supply chains of the world. Past American politicians have allowed them. Due to the war-making nature of the Chinese Communist, and our current inter-dependence, a war with China of their own choosing will have a devastating impact on American and Global Markets causing a Global Depression. WE NEED TO RE-ESTABLISHING and BRING HOME Critical Industries to America for our own national security.
STANDING UP TO CHINA FOR FAIR TRADE
China has been a worst abuser of the Free Global Trade System (the WTO) ever since they entered it in 2001. China has remained a closed country and remained adversarial to U.S. Business. For the past 24 years they have continued to heavily steal proprietary intellectual property countries all over the world in the amount of trillions per year. From the United States the FBI estimates between $225 billion to $600 Billion a year. By the U.S. being lax (slow to act) on punishing these abuses, the United States has been effectively, in-directly funding through this highly imbalanced trade - the military expansion of China to harass neighboring countries.

2022 Mini-Documentary | 33 min | Federal Bureau of Investigations

Communist China has Declared a "People's War" (Total War) Against America

China's Economic Warfare
Trade Secrets Theft, Un-Fair Trade Practices

SPECIAL REPORT on CHINA'S ECONOMIC WARFARE

China's Cold War: Against the Free World

DEATH BY CHINA (2012) Documentary

NARRATED BY MARTIN SHEEN 1 hour, 18 min IMDb Website (old)

Explores how China's entry into the World Trade Organization led to job losses and massive corporate profits for multinational companies. It argues for trade reform with China.

“DEATH BY CHINA is right on. This important documentary depicts our problem with China with facts, figures and insight. I urge you to see it.” – Donald Trump

Decoupling from China's Economy

Invasion of Taiwan by China Could Cause a 'Global Great Depression'
April 12, 2025 | 6 min | Forbes

‘The time has come’
Calls for full US-China Decoupling
- Jordan Schachtel, The Dossier - Article
April 18, 2025 | 8 min | Sky News Australia

The Great Decoupling from China is Long Overdue. Here’s Why.
- Daily Signal's Jarrett Stepman -
April 17, 2025 | 7 min | The Daily Signal

FEATURED
Opinion by Victor Davis Hanson (bio)
Trump's Strategy to Trump China on the World Stage
April 2, 2025 | 7 min | The Daily Signal

FEATURED
"I think this is the most dangerous moment in History." - Gordon Chang -
“This is an existential struggle… and we better win it.”
April 17, 2025 | 30 min | American Thought Leaders

Bartiromo: We have been talking about this for ‘years,’ and now it’s happening:
Trump's American First Investment Policy
March 13, 2025 | 9 min | Fox Business

China's Stranglehold on America's Drug Supply
- Rosemary Gibson - Podcast - ChinaRX Book -
April 19, 2025 | 21 min | American Thought Leaders
WATCH FULL INTERVIEW (1hr)

TAINTED PILLS: Major Pharma CEO Sounds the Alarm on Chinese-Made Drugs
April 12, 2025 | 6 min | Forbes

SPECIAL REPORT on CHINA'S ECONOMIC WARFARE

Trump Economics

President Trump Declares National Emergency on the Economy
- April 2, 2025

The Trump Administration's recent actions shows strategic efforts are now being made to dramatically strengthen the U.S. Economy.

TRADE: Reciprocal Tariffs with other countries.
Decreases tariffs on U.S. Made Products entering their countries. Increases U.S. Manufacturing.
MANUFACTURING: Creating an environment that encourages increased domestic manufacturing.
GOVERNMENT WASTE: Reducing government fraud, waste and spending - get the U.S Government's fiscal house in order.
REDUCE GOV REGULATIONS, TAXATION on business, manufacturing, and industries creates more jobs, many higher paying.
ENERGY: Eliminating obstacles to the domestic energy production.

Sen. Kennedy weighs in on Fixing the Economy: Lower Inflation (Getting Costs Down), Lower Gov Spending, Lower Regulations, Re-Design Tax System
March 6, 2025 | 10 min | Fox Business

Trump is Doing What Democrats Demanded for Decades
April 3, 2025 | 11 min | Fox News - Jesse Watters

Trump's Tariffs Triumph as a mind-blowing 50 World Leaders Beg to Negotiate
April 7, 2025 | 7 min | Sky News Australia

Biden's Sec. of Treasury Calls Out China's 'Unfair' Trade Practices
July 2022 | 1 min | Bloomberg

- THE WAYBACK MACHINE -
Democrats Tariff Hypocrisy Revealed
PELOSI - OBAMA - SCHUMER
April 2025 | 5 min | Fox Business
Un-Edited Speeches - Pelosi (1996), Schumer (2005)

Bernie Sanders: Trading with Tyrants
March 1992 | 1 min | C-SPAN2

Recent News

FEATURED
How China "Experts" Are Corrupted
- Christopher Balding -
- Senior Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society -
April 17, 2025 | 10 min | China Unscripted
Articles on: The Epoch Times, Bloomberg
Interview on Recent Tariffs - American Though Leaders

NEW - ECONOMY UPDATES
This is the Best Friday Market Reaction to a Jobs report in Two Years, Taylor Riggs says
May 2, 2025 | 10 min | Fox Business

NEW
Pharmaceutical Giant Details Plan to Create Thousands of U.S. Jobs
May 3, 2025 | 14 min | Fox Business

NEW
Gordon Chang on the China Threat
May 2, 2025 | 7 min | The National Desk

- Gordon Chang -
China Just 'Folded' in the Trade War
April 28, 2025 | 6 min | Fox Business
Read Article

Steve Forbes:
Regulations Killed Manufacturing
April 22, 2025 | 9 min | Fox Business

'TIRED' of getting 'SCREWED': O'Leary Explains Why China Trade is 'different'
April 17, 2025 | 6 min | Fox Business

Treasure Secretary Bessent:
'More than 100 Countries' have Approached U.S. to 'Rebalance' Trade
April 23, 2025 | 5 min | Forbes News

This is Not Very Good for China, Gordon Chang says: 'They haven't thought this out'
April 17, 2025 | 7 min | Fox Business

China Halts Sale of Panama Canal Ports
- Dept of Defense Sec Hegseth -
- The 'soft' Economic War with China -
April 13, 2025 | 10 min | Fox News

United States must 'end its dependence' on Chinese manufacturing
April 12, 2025 | 4 min | Sky News Australia

Why Trump Unleashed Tariff Chaos
April 11, 2025 | 11 min | Bloomberg

CHINESE STOCKS IN US MARKETS
'BE AWARE': Kevin O'Leary says People 'missed this' as US targets China
April 11, 2025 | 10 min | Fox Business

'History will Judge':
US and China Tariff War Escalates
April 11, 2025 | 10 min | Sky News Australia

Democrats Are HYPOCRITES on Tariff Talk...
April 10, 2025 | 3 min | TheDC Shorts

How Trump's China Tariffs Could Shutter Amazon Sellers in the U.S.
April 10, 2025 | 16 min | CNBC

Trump Tariffs Introduced

Trump's Tariffs Show Someone Finally Fighting China's Treatment of America
April 9, 2025 | 11 min | Megyn Kelly

Media Predicts Recession or Boom Amid Tariffs, Stock Volatility - the Media Bias Breakdown
April 8, 2025 | 12 min | Straight Arrow News

Take a Deep Breath and Get Some Perspective on Trump's Tariffs Plan and Market Reaction
- Megyn Kelly with Victor Davis Hanson - Part 2
April 7, 2025 | 16 min | Megyn Kelly

Critics Slam Trump's Economic Plan - but Offer No Alternative
- Victor Davis Hanson
April 7, 2025 | 8 min | The Daily Signal

FEATURED - EXCELLENT
This is WAY BIGGER than Anyone Realizes...
- Victor Davis Hanson
April 5, 2025 | 32 min | Victor Davis Hanson
asymmetrical = not equal

When Did 'Tariff' Become a Bad Word?
Unpacking the History of Tariffs in America
- Victor Davis Hanson
April 3, 2025 | 31 min | Charlie Kirk

NOT A 'TRADE WAR': Trump is just leveling the global playing field with tariffs - Mullin
April 6, 2025 | 9 min | Fox News

Mike Pompeo: The Chinese Communist Party has been 'ripping off' the US
April 6, 2025 | 6 min | Fox News

This is an Emergency for the Country
- Warns Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Rep
April 4, 2025 | 11 min | Kudlow on Fox Business
READ REPORT - 2025 FOREIGN TRADE BARRIERS

Roundtable Discussion on the Trump Tariffs
Breitbart Economics and Finance Editor John Carney and Professional Capital Management Founder and CEO Anthony Pompliano
April 4, 2025 | 10 min | Fox Business

Kevin O'Leary on Tariffs:
China doesn't play by the rules
April 4, 2025 | 11 min | Yahoo Finance (left leaning)

Desperate Foreign Leaders Already Caving to Trump's Tariffs
April 3, 2025 | 8 min | Sky News Australia

President Trump Vows to
'Make America Wealthy Again'

FULL UNEDITED PRESS CONFERENCE
April 3, 2025 | 51 min | CBN News

See Below: Reciprocal Tariffs Charts
& Additional Economic & Trade Charts

Trump's Tariff Strategy Explained in 18 Minutes
Former US trade representative Robert Lighthizer
explains how Trump’s tariff program can stop America’s slide
April 3, 2025 | 18 min | Tucker Carlson Network
WATCH FULL INTERVIEW (1hr 40min)

KEYSTONE PIPELINE & ALBERTA OIL
Alberta to Strike MASSIVE Deal with Trump
Interview with Alberta's Premiere (Governor)
Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Attacks Alberta's Energy Industry
April 3, 2025 | 10 min

Trump's Doing Things People have been Talking about for 30 years
April 1, 2025 | 6 min | Fox News

Government Efficiency

NEW
'PARADIGM SHIFT': OMB Chief Unveils
Trump's 'Democrat Proof' Budget
May 2, 2025 | 7 min | Fox Business

Elon Musk and DOGE team break silence and give a behind the scenes look at their mission
March 27, 2025 | 39 min | Fox News

EPA Administrator uncovers a $378 Billion Democrat Slush Fund that Went to Left-Wing Politicians and Lobbyists
March 6, 2025 | 4 min | Newsmax

News Affecting the Economy

Why Are Healthy Men Exiting The Workforce?
April 3, 2025 | 28 min | Mike Rowe

Are Illegals Getting "Maximum" Social Security Benefits?
April 1, 2025 | 11 min | Glen Beck

Thomas Sowell REACTS to Elon Musk's BOMBSHELL Social Security SCANDAL
April 1, 2025 | 11 min

Trump is ready to take matters into his own hands, former Fed Governor on Inflation
Jan 30, 2025 | 7 min | Kudlow on Fox Business

America is preparing for a manufacturing renaissance. Will there be enough workers?
Jan 3, 2025 | 9 min | PBS NewsHour

How China Uses Mexico to Avoid U.S. Tariffs
Oct 2024 | 19 min | CNBC

Social Security Benefits to Be Slashed by 23 Percent: Here's Why
Oct 2024 | 12 min | Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov

Inflation is About to Come ROARING BACK
Oct 2024 | 15 min | Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov

Older

Oil Giant BP Suspends Shipping through the Red Sea
Dec 18, 2023 | 2 min | CNN

Central Banks have been on a Gold Buying Spree, Raising Concerns Maybe they Think Something Big is Coming
Dec 12, 2023 | 3 min | Peter St Onge, PhD

Drought at Panama Canal Threatens 40% of Worldwide Cargo Ship Traffic
Nov 23, 2023 | 4 min | CBS News

Why Factories Are Coming Back to the U.S.
Sept 2023 | 11 min | CNBC

Why Americans Are Drowning In Debt
Aug 2022 | 14 min | CNBC

Why the Trucking Industry is so Fragmented and Chaotic
Oct 2021 | 12 min | CNBC

State of the U.S. Economy

The Un-Declared Recession

An Economic Storm May Be Coming—Here’s What Trump Can Do About It
We've Been in a Recession Since 2022
- Jeffrey Tucker -

Jeffrey Tucker, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute. He’s also a columnist at The Epoch Times (articles/videos), where he writes daily about economics, technology, and culture.

ⓘ Keynesian Economics: about Book, Get Book, Video

Nov 16, 2024 | 22 min | American Thought Leaders
WATCH FULL INTERVIEW (1hr)

The National Debt

America’s Looming Debt Spiral
Sept 2023 | 6 min | Bloomberg

The Bankrupting of America
Oct 2021 | 6 min | PragerU

US is Bleeding Money
$3 Billion a Day in Interest Payments
- Victor Davis Hanson
March 2025 | 14 min | Victor Davis Hanson

Why The Real Inflation Rate is nearly DOUBLE what is being reported
July 2022 | 3 min | The Why Minutes

Why The Fed Is Destroying The Dollar
Roughly 40% of all US Dollars to have ever existed were created since March 2020.
Oct 2021 | 3 min | The Why Minutes

Why a Nation of Trillionaires Couldn't Buy Bread
March 2021 | 4 min | The Why Minutes

State of the States

Why Gavin Newson's California in 'Existential Freefall'
From high taxes to a failing power grid, Hanson asks the critical question: Why is California becoming unsustainable?
March 2025 | 9 min | The Daily Signal