Category: Viewpoints

Anthony Furey: ‘Oppenheimer’ and the Era of Getting Things Done

Commentary This isn’t a film review. I haven’t yet had the opportunity to see “Oppenheimer.” Although I look forward to it, both because I’m a fan of its director Christopher Nolan and because of the importance of the topic. The blockbuster movie is a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who is considered…


David Krayden: If Pastor Pawlowski Goes to Jail, All Canadians Are at Risk of Losing Freedom of Religion and Speech

Commentary On Aug. 9 an Alberta judge will decide the fate of Calgary Pastor Artur Pawlowski, a man who has become both a lightning rod and a litmus test for freedom of religion and speech in Canada. What did Pawlowski do to receive the opprobrium of the justice system and the Alberta provincial government? Did…


Cory Morgan: Smith’s Major Shakeup to Alberta’s Health System Will Set the Standard for Other Provinces

Commentary Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to enjoy swimming upstream while rocking the boat. She has set her sights on the most sacred of Canadian cows, the health-care system. People had better sit up and pay attention to what Smith’s up to, as her success or failure in reforming Alberta’s health-care system will set the…


The Demise of San Francisco Should Concern all Americans

Commentary San Francisco is a dangerous place to live. If in doubt, let me point you in the direction of Darren Mark Stallcup. An artist by day, a fentanyl citizen journalist by night, the young man recently made a shocking video documenting life in San Francisco. A resident of the Tenderloin, a drug-infested neighborhood overrun…


Are 15-Minute Cities Smart?

Commentary The 15-minute city (FMC)—a neat idea, a new way to control the populace, a trendy blip in the public planning industry, a long-term insidious scheme—all, some, or none of these? If you have questions about the concept, here is what you are already being called. As with the gas stove “debate,” any questioning of the…


You Are the Population They Want to Control

Commentary Worldwide birthrate per 1,000 people follows a very predictable trend. In “developed” and/or wealthy nations, the birthrate is low and in nations at the lower end of the economic development scale, the birthrate is high. Nothing new there. Many countries, including the United States, have birthrates that either are too low to sustain current…


‘Smart Drugs’ Might Not Be so Smart

Commentary In the United States, the number of people being diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is on the rise—especially among young women. People with ADHD struggle to pay attention and manage their impulses. In an effort to treat the neurodevelopmental disorder, doctors often prescribe stimulants such as Ritalin, the brand name for the prescription…


‘Sound of Freedom’ Pushes Forward California Anti-Trafficking Bill

Commentary Sometimes art influences life. A dramatic case is the recent movie “Sound of Freedom,” which is pushing into law California Senate Bill 14, by Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield). In the bill’s language, it “would include human trafficking of a minor within the definition of a serious felony for all purposes, including for purposes of…


High Expectations, Monetary Policy Cause Debt Burden

Commentary High expectations and disastrous monetary policy have put Americans into a vicious debt spiral. In the first quarter of 2023, American household debt hit a record high of $17.05 trillion, about 73 percent of the nation’s GDP. One of the many issues with the high debt rates that Americans carry is that with rising…


The Slide Into Prolonged Economic Stagnation

Commentary Economic data these days is so convoluted and confusing, and the interpretations so filtered through political blather, it becomes difficult to know what the truth is. Another way to put this, it’s hard to square one’s personal experience with the broader claims from the top that all is well. To hear the Biden administration…