Commentary There are many reasons to worry about the future of arts venues in America. In the boom times before lockdowns, they had grown accustomed to putting on display every eccentricity. Funding was plentiful and audiences over time learned to put up with it. After all, everyone knows that the world of high-end art and…
Justice Thomas’s Latest Dissent: The Constitution and Federal Spending
Commentary Justice Clarence Thomas frequently uses concurring and dissenting opinions to explain the Constitution’s fundamental principles. The latest example is his June 8 dissent in Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski (pdf). It explains the meaning and history of Congress’s power to spend money. I recommend it to anyone interested in our…
Shangri-La Should Not Become Mere Talkfest on CCP Threat
Commentary I was reminded that Shangri-La is a fictional utopian paradise valley in Tibet as I read the remarks of the Chinese defence minister to the Singaporean security conference held in the hotel named after the mythical land. In his speech on “China’s New Security Initiative,” Li Shangfu emphasised “a new path to security featuring…
Shangri-La Should Not Be a Mere Talkfest on the CCP Threat
Commentary I was reminded that Shangri-La is a fictional utopian paradise valley in Tibet as I read the remarks of the Chinese defence minister to the Singaporean security conference held in the hotel named after the mythical land. In his speech on “China’s New Security Initiative,” Li Shangfu emphasised “a new path to security featuring…
Maldonado’s Pet Project
This is an adapted excerpt from Kenny Xu’s new book “School of Woke: How Critical Race Theory Infiltrated American Schools and Why We Must Reclaim Them.” When she arrived, Hilda Maldonado’s top priority was to entrench bilingual learning into the county’s curriculum, a program she had spent most of her career advocating for as part…
The Wrong Indictments
Commentary The planned indictment of President Donald Trump for “mishandling national secrets” is the natural next phase of the leftwing establishment’s arrogance and corruption. The left has been desperately trying to stop Trump since he announced his candidacy in 2015 (recall the made-up Trump Tower-Moscow scandal, the phony Russia-Trump collusion scandal, the made-for-TV impeachment effort,…
North Korea Joins WHO’s Leadership—But This Is Not the Issue
Commentary International organizations that facilitate an exchange of ideas and data are a global good. However, when these organizations begin to dictate what citizens within a country can and cannot do, they have become something quite different. No self-respecting totalitarian dictatorship would ever allow such interference with their own rule, while no rational democracy would…
Sylvain Charlebois: With Lower Commodity Prices, Why Aren’t Food Prices Dropping?
Many Canadians are wondering why food prices are not dropping at the same rate as agricultural commodity prices. Last year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed prices to astronomical levels. One year later, the agricultural commodity landscape looks incredibly different. Prices for agricultural commodities have dropped significantly in the last 12 months. Wheat prices have fallen…
The GOP Presidential Contenders: Can Anyone Rival Trump?
As the 2024 election nears, Republicans are turning their attention to the evergrowing list of candidates vying to be on the GOP presidential ticket and seeing whether or not they can measure up to former President Donald Trump. This episode examines the candidates, with the most notable matchup between Florida Gov. DeSantis and Donald Trump….
After Trump Indictment GOP Must Build a ‘Resistance’
Commentary For decades we have heard the old Washington saying about our two political parties. The Democrats were the evil party, the Republicans the stupid party. It was a nasty crack, but, basically, it fit. Still, we lumbered along. Until now. With the multiple indictments of Donald Trump, the most recent ones from no less…
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