Artie Villasanta

Artie Villasanta
Senior Reporter
Arthur Dominic "Artie" Villasanta. He has been a writer for the past eight years. Most of his writing has been about business, finance, politics and the military with a focus on the Western Nations and China.

The Latest

  • U.S. Navy Confirms Plans to Build Robot Warships
    Robot submarine killer
    The U.S. Navy will develop and deploy unmanned major surface warships in the future to maintain its maritime supremacy in the face of threats from Russia and China.
  • Better and Tougher Replacement for the Humvee to Reach U.S. Army Units in 2019
    More survivable and meaner
    After 13 years in the works, the U.S. Army's new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) will finally reach American combat infantry in January 2019.
  • Russia’s Avangard Hypersonic Weapon is Useless; Has No Rocket To Launch It
    Can't launch on its own
    With his usual bombast, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced -- misleadingly -- that Russia will deploy its new hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) in 2019.
  • Asian Stocks Gain after Historic Wall Street Rally on Dec. 26
    Welcome
    Asia's stock markets posted welcome improvements in early Thursday trading following a historic surge on Wall Street Wednesday that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average skyrocket to gain over 1,000 points - the highest in its history.
  • Job Readiness Is Important Than A College Degree
    Hurrah for the old school tie!
    Most employers in the United Kingdom place more emphasis on "job readiness" rather than formal academic credentials, but where one studied still carries great weight in the job market.
  • Denuclearization Is Dead; North Korea Won’t Unilaterally Destroy Its Nukes
    Bye, bye second summit!
    Now, we know what North Korea really means by "denuclearization," and it's not president Donald Trump's definition.
  • Mattis Quits in Disgust as Trump’s Defense Secretary
    Goodbye!
    U.S. Secretary of Defense Secretary James Mattis has resigned his post in disgust due to irreconcilable differences in policy with president Donald Trump. His resignation takes effect on Feb. 28, 2019.
  • SoftBank Corporation’s IPO is a Monstrous Dud; Loses 15% of Value
    IPO dud
    The second biggest IPO in the world, and Japan's largest, has turned into the year's biggest flop.
  • U.S. Fed Repudiates Trump; Hikes Interest Rates Again
    Higher rates
    Declaring that "political considerations play no role whatsoever in our discussions or decisions about monetary policy," the U.S. Federal Reserve went ahead and raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter-point but lowered its projections for future hikes in 2019.
  • Facebook Is Sharing User Data With Tech Firms Without Users’ Consent
    Another privacy scandal
    Calls for federal regulation of Facebook are getting more strident with the stunning revelation the embattled social media giant granted business partners (including Microsoft and Amazon) more intrusive access to user data than it had divulged, and in violation of an agreement with the government.
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