Commentary Author and newspaper columnist Damon Runyon wrote several stories about the rougher citizens of New York. Gangsters, gamblers, chorus girls, and apple sellers were the characters who came to life in his tales. Some of these short stories attracted Hollywood’s attention, although the movie adaptations sometimes bore little resemblance to the original works and…
Taiwan Is Also Decoupling From China
April 25, 2023
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Commentary America’s recent moves to decouple its economy from China seem to have found a mirror in Taiwan. It is not that Taipei’s official policy has embraced Washington’s increasingly hostile line toward Beijing. On the contrary, Taipei seems to have held to a carefully balanced diplomatic line. Instead, it is Taiwanese business that, following its…
A Few Key Questions About Japan’s Defense
Commentary What’s motivating Japan and Prime Minister Kishida? The People’s Republic of China (PRC). Xi Jinping has succeeded in getting Japan to take its defense seriously—something the Americans never had much success at. Some Japanese were concerned about the PRC’s military threat in the early 2000s, if not before. Indeed, then-Prime Minister Abe’s efforts in…
The Final Brick in the Vaccine Efficacy Narrative
Commentary Two key bricks seem to have already fallen from the COVID vaccines’ narrative—the one about their fantastic efficacy against infections and the one about their superb safety. However, one stubborn narrative brick seems to stand still, leading many people to believe that the booster doses of the vaccines are capable of providing long-term protection…
Inviting China Into Ukraine Conflict Would Be a Grave Mistake for the West
Commentary Recently, a prominent American holder of high office and an eminent American academic and historical biographer proposed similar methods for resolving the war in Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who in an administration that had more capable and articulate spokespeople on foreign and strategic matters wouldn’t opine on the subject of war in Central…
Cory Morgan: COVID Vaccination Was Coerced, and No Amount of Spin Will Change That
April 25, 2023
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Commentary Coercion is not choice. It is unfortunate we have to continue to have this discussion and with the prime minister, no less. During a recent question and answer session with students at the University of Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that nobody was ever forced to be vaccinated and implied it is his…
The Insubordinate Tucker Carlson
Commentary All day following the termination of Tucker Carlson at Fox News, we were flooded with speculations about the motivations of the company and the commentator. The most obvious one concerns Fox’s $750 million settlement with Dominion’s defamation lawsuit. In discovery, counsel found texts from Tucker in which he expressed incredulity about hard claims of…
John Snow Versus ‘The Science’
The following is adapted from Chapter 4 of the author’s book “Fear of a Microbial Planet: How a Germophobic Safety Culture Makes Us Less Safe.” When cholera broke out in London in the first half of the nineteenth century, experts were quick to place the blame on miasma—the accumulation of toxic gases and odors within the…
John Robson: When It Comes to Defence Procurement, the Feds Are Asleep at the Switch
Commentary Australia is building or buying 11 nuclear-powered submarines because of the looming threat of conflict with communist China. Whereas in Canada we’re still going “What’s conflict?” and “What’s communism?” and, within the Trudeau administration, “What’s China?” In democracies there’s always a mix of good news and bad on defence. The Australian says, “The Australian…
Let Parents Opt Out of Low-performing Schools
April 25, 2023
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Commentary Single mom Shinara Morrison discovered homeschooling by accident. When public schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, she found herself taking the lead on her child’s education to fill the gap. Morrison never withdrew her son, who was 7, from the public school system. But she supplemented his online instruction with custom coursework that blended…
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