Tag: Opinion

OPEC Cuts May Lead to a World Crisis

Commentary The world is facing a precarious moment in the oil market. The recent decision by OPEC+ to extend production cuts has raised concerns about the potential impact on the global economy. While the move may benefit oil producers in the short term, it may be a misguided action that could also have unintended consequences…


Is Washington Asleep at the Wheel Regarding the US Dollar?

Commentary The Biden administration is quickly turning into “Don Quixote” regarding the U.S. dollar. Amid a global secular shift away from the U.S. dollar (theoretical) and U.S. political influence (actual), the sentiment out of Washington is more akin to “what, me worry?” Mainstream economists in the United States insist that the U.S. dollar is irreplaceable,…


Is the Bud Light Disaster a Turning Point?

Commentary There’s still no word of apology from Anheuser-Busch over their despicable ad campaign for Bud Light that featured a preposterous man mimicking women and somehow achieving notoriety within woke cultural circles. This has promoted a massive boycott not only of this beer but all beers made by the company, and a real opportunity for…


Modernized B-52H Will Become B-52J and Fly Into the 2050s

Commentary With testing underway at NASA’s Stennis Space Center for the B-52’s shiny new engines, a quick overview of the comprehensive package of upgrades and modernizations that will keep the B-52 flying well into the 2050s seems appropriate. But given the B-52’s age, it’s only natural to wonder why the Air Force is making such…


Winner Takes All: The US-China Race to AI Mastery

Commentary The AI-powered ChatGPT is intensifying the competition between the United States and China for artificial intelligence dominance. The stakes couldn’t be higher. For the sake of clarity, ChatGPT is the AI-driven tool that can create documents, reports, and other content with just a question or a few key words. It was created by OpenAI,…


‘Free’ University: A Socialist Fantasy

Commentary The Albanese Labor government is preparing to forge a new relationship with the university sector—the “Universities Accord.” An education commentator, Gavin Moodie, has argued that there is a tenuous relationship “between university staff and many of their managements that they regard as exploitative” and “between students and universities that they see as driven to maximise…


In the State, We Trust

Commentary Easter Sunday is the traditional day for Christians to celebrate Jesus of Nazareth’s rising from the dead. However, there is no exaggeration in stating that Christianity is in existential decline in Australia, a country that is about to become a majority atheist nation. In Australia, according to a 2021 Australian community survey run by…


Is Vivek Ramaswamy Trump 2.0?

Commentary NORTH CONWAY. N.H.—Vivek Ramaswamy isn’t making much of a dent in the polls yet, but judging from the audience reaction at a packed Masonic lodge in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, it won’t be long. Everyone was paying close attention. There was no sense in the room of skepticism over why this 37-year-old guy—out of nowhere…


Peter Menzies: Extortion, Dependency, and Media Welfare: The Liberals’ Bill C-18

Commentary Twenty years ago, the newspaper I worked for turned an easy $50 million-plus a year in profit. Less than three months ago, its building was sold and remnants of its once-bustling newsroom work from their homes. Its owners increasingly depend on federal government assistance, the latest version of which, the Online News Act (Bill…


Breakeven Inflation Rates Falling Isn’t Bullish

Commentary What can breakeven inflation rates tell us about oil prices, energy stocks, and market direction? It turns out it’s a lot more than you think. Since 2021, as the impact of an economic shutdown collided with $5 trillion in artificial, stimulus-driven demand, inflation has consumed everything from headlines to financial markets and the Fed’s…