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 Articles‘Green’ China Runs on Dirty CoalJul 08, 2025Of Humans and Humanoids in ChinaJul 01, 2025Do CCP-Controlled Small Businesses in the US Pose a Strategic Threat?Jun 18, 2025The Rise of Militarism in ChinaJun 09, 2025Related TopicsLIBERTYdataartificial intelligencefree speechfreedom of expressionglobal economyglobalismBig Technew world orderGreat Reset