ViewpointsOpinionThe Data-Driven New World OrderThe threat to liberty isn’t just from a loss of national sovereignty, but the loss of personal data sovereignty and attacks on our right to free speechSavePrintMarkus Spiske/UnsplashJames Gorrie1/21/2021|Updated: 3/21/2021CommentaryWhat’s the most powerful commodity in the world?Share this articleLeave a commentJames GorrieAuthorJames R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.Author’s Selected ArticlesThe Rise of Militarism in ChinaJun 09, 2025The Great Fall of Communist ChinaMay 30, 2025China’s Big Influence on the US Housing MarketMay 29, 2025Breaking Communist ChinaMay 13, 2025Related TopicsLIBERTYdataartificial intelligencefree speechfreedom of expressionglobal economyglobalismBig Technew world orderGreat Reset