Commentary The threat posed by monkeypox is real, very real. Or is it? According to Dr. Robert Malone, not really. But you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. The way in which the virus is being covered, Malone recently noted, “provides a classical example of public health fearporn.” CNN, one of the many outlets breathlessly covering the…
Will the WHO Use Monkeypox to Push Vaccine Passports and Global Surveillance?
Australia’s ‘Color Revolution’ Weakens Washington’s Key Ally
Commentary Australia has a new prime minister, its 31st—the Australian Labor Party (ALP) center-left leader Anthony Albanese—as a result of an election on May 21, which saw both major parties suffer dramatic losses of support. The country’s unique system of preferences means that the votes for smaller, losing parties are reallocated by voters to candidates…
Pandemic Lessons Learned: Deer Are Not Military Horses
May 23, 2022
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Commentary Earlier this month, The Lancet published an article titled “Shanghai’s life-saving efforts against the current omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic” by three renowned scientists at Shanghai’s top universities: Wenhong Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, and Saijuan Chen. The article praised the Chinese Communist Party’s draconian lockdown policy in Shanghai as “life-saving.” Not long before that,…
Hong Kong’s New Wave of Emigrants
Since July 2020, at least 300,000 people have left Hong Kong. In the first three months of 2022, the number amounted to 140,000. An opinion poll by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute in late March this year shows that 24 percent of the respondents had plans of emigration. Among supporters of the pro-democracy camp,…
Canada and the World Should Shut China’s Offshore Research Centers
Commentary Canada is finally banning Huawei from its telecommunication networks. The company, based in China, allegedly has military and intelligence ties to the regime in Beijing. Ottawa, Canada’s capital, cited national security risks as the reason. But the Canadian government of the leftist Liberal party is years late. The United States began restricting business with…
Winning the Next Battle of the Coral Sea
Commentary While early May saw the 80th anniversary of the hard-fought “strategic” victory by the allies over Japan in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the next Battle of the Coral Sea is now shaping up versus China, requiring difficult decisions by the current allies. Called its “touchstone,” the modern Australia-United States alliance emerged from…
Beijing Policymakers in Bind as Property Market Spirals
Ordinarily, Beijing would eagerly rescue its property developers and enact aggressive policy easing to prop up a sagging real estate market. But these are not ordinary times. Despite facing terrible economic conditions and outlook, China’s financial policymakers have only responded with relatively modest easing measures. The reason is twofold. One, regulators want to curb excess…
Fighting the CCP’s Diplomatic Warfare Against Taiwan
Commentary On May 13, President Joe Biden signed a bill to direct the secretary of state to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization (WHO). Why is this significant? A definition of diplomatic warfare is the use of diplomacy to influence international bodies (such as the United Nations),…
China Lockdown Protests Grow
Commentary Protests are spreading in China due to extreme COVID-19 lockdowns, employer and bank failures, rationing of food and sanitation, and Xi Jinping’s attempt at an unprecedented third term as leader. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims that foreigners instigate the protests, which are censored. Rebellious netizens then repost them, including to the blockchain, making…
Russia Losing Its Grip Over European Energy Dominance
Commentary To Russia’s great misfortune, its leader, Vladimir Putin, has overplayed his hand in Ukraine. What was supposed to be a quick military conquest of Ukraine that would amplify Russia’s military, diplomatic, and economic influence in Europe has become a disaster on all of those fronts. Windfalls Even though the skyrocketing price of energy has…
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