Commentary This is a phenomenological, not a prescriptive exercise. That is, I’m not advocating anyone or anything. Rather, I want to understand and describe something tha’s happening or perhaps has already happened. Something, I might add, that surprises me. Also, something whose lineaments I’m not sure I quite understand. It might be something in the…

Commentary It’s common knowledge that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) runs a tightly-controlled, carefully-choreographed media empire. This expansive operation reaches almost every corner of the globe, influencing narratives and molding the minds of the masses. In recent years, the CCP has intensified its push to exercise complete control over the global narrative. Some countries are…

Commentary You may remember that, way back in January, I remarked on the then-exciting British scandal known as “Cake-gate.” Boris Johnson, the Conservative prime minister, was said to have attended a garden party for staff at Number 10 Downing Street in honor of his birthday—and possibly even consumed a bit of birthday cake—during lockdown when…

Commentary An interesting article at the RealClearPolitics website by J. Peder Zane recently explained “Why Newspapers Refuse to Correct Errors.” In case you’re a bit pressed for time and don’t want to look it up for yourself, I’ll give you the Reader’s Digest Condensed Books version in a single word. (Spoiler alert!) The word is…

Commentary Although Donald Trump has made few public appearances since leaving the White House on Jan. 20 this year, he has still made his presence felt in other ways. One of the biggest impacts Trump has had on the country both as president and as a private citizen has been awakening millions of Americans to…