Tag: Opinion

When Did Leftists Become So Unbearable?

Commentary My professor of logic drove a painted-up VW bug, dressed like a hippie, did drugs, and proclaimed himself to be an apostle of Karl Marx. Looking back, it seemed mostly like an act. The substance of the class was as strict as any I’ve taken. He was brutally insistent—as logic would require—that every argument…


China’s Information Game With the West

Commentary Only months after publicly assuaging fears of a crackdown on foreign businesses, Beijing seems to be doing just that. A spate of probes and investigations against foreign businesses in China has renewed questions around China’s policy on foreign companies operating locally. Recently, Chinese authorities questioned the staff of and seized laptops and other documents…


With the Defence Review Now Done, the Real Work Must Begin

Commentary Australia faces the most dangerous and uncertain region since the Second World War. This is the stark conclusion of the Defence Strategic Review which was released on the eve of ANZAC Day. The conclusion is not new: co-author, Sir Angus Houston, 75, the former Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), said previously that…


With the Defence Review Now Done, Questions Still Remain

Commentary Australia faces the most dangerous and uncertain region since the Second World War. This is the stark conclusion of the Defence Strategic Review which was released on the eve of ANZAC Day. The conclusion is not new: co-author, Sir Angus Houston, 75, the former Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), said previously that…


The Obsession With Sweeping Away the Past Is Highly Destructive for Civilization

The following is a commentary by Michael Bonner on his new book, “In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present.” Do we live in a civilization? When I was growing up in the 1990s, amidst all the exuberance of the American unipolar moment, I certainly thought I lived in a civilization, and…


Tennessee AG Skrmetti Fights for All of US on Federal Overreach on Transgenderism

Commentary We live in one of the strangest eras in world history. Only in the past few years has gender dysphoria, largely among youth, reached epidemic proportions that no one has seen before, increasing numbers seeking salvation from life’s normal tribulations by changing their birth sexes through hormone treatments and so-called reassignment surgery. Who benefits…


ANALYSIS: Chinese Propaganda Mouthpiece Struggling Amid Shrinking Global Market Share

News Analysis For years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has employed its official media to bring China and “the Party’s voice” into the American market. One of its overseas propaganda arms, China Daily, may appear to be a legitimate and successful news organization, but financial records indicate that it is mostly funded by the CCP…


Cory Morgan: Why Is the Media Not Calling Out Blatant Scapegoating by Politicians?

Commentary The COVID-19 pandemic was the most divisive world event in generations. Differing views over government actions such as lockdowns and vaccine mandates split families, friends, and social groups. Protests erupted across the nation and the truckers’ Freedom Convoy made Canadian history as a government in panic invoked the Emergencies Act in response to the…


Understand Xi Jinping’s Ideology to Grasp His Aggression in the Current Cold War

Commentary The cold war between the Chinese regime and the United States has many dimensions, but it is fundamentally an ideological one caused by the regime’s communist ideology. Communism is innately aggressive by its own logic, as it must destroy alternative political ideologies and polities. It is brutal in its suppression of human freedoms and…


A Multitude of Factors Are Destroying Public Trust in the Military, Not Tucker Carlson

Commentary A recent article published by Defense One, titled “How Tucker Carlson Helped Turn Americans Against the Military,” has garnered significant attention. As the title suggests, the piece argues that the renowned former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has played a significant role in undermining public trust in the U.S. military. While it’s tempting to…