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 ArticlesChina’s New Law Legalizes Stealing Foreign IPJul 26, 2025A Washington–New Delhi Alliance Is a Perfect Storm Against China, for IndiaJul 14, 2025‘Green’ China Runs on Dirty CoalJul 08, 2025Of Humans and Humanoids in ChinaJul 01, 2025Related TopicsLIBERTYdataartificial intelligencefree speechfreedom of expressionglobal economyglobalismBig Technew world orderGreat Reset