Tag: Opinion

Hard to Reconcile Leeser’s Reasons for Resigning

Commentary When your opponents start praising you, it’s worth taking stock and examining your position. The shadow attorney-general and spokesman for Indigenous affairs, Julian Leeser, may well reflect on the accolades and bouquets coming his way from his political opponents after his resignation from the opposition front bench over its decision to oppose “The Voice.”…


What Will Change With a Successful Voice Vote?

Commentary With a referendum approaching, people will be asked to vote yes or no to the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. In this article, I propose other questions worthy of consideration before the referendum, but in my opinion, they have not received the attention they deserve. Like President of the Federal Young Liberals, Dimitry Chugg-Palmer,…


The Questions That Must Be Asked Before We Vote on The Voice

Commentary With a referendum approaching, people will be asked to vote yes or no to the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. In this article, I propose other questions worthy of consideration before the referendum, which in my opinion, have not received the attention they deserve. Like the president of the federal Young Liberals, Dimitry Chugg-Palmer,…


The Fiduciary Responsibilities of Boards of Directors in Terribly Run Cities

Commentary The boards of directors of public and private companies are charged with a duty of fiduciary responsibility under the laws governing them in the United States. This is a role not to be taken lightly. Often, a decision comes before a board that will adversely impact the personal finances of a board member if the decision…


‘Cheers for Miss Bishop’ From 1941: The Female Mr. Chips

Commentary “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” from 1939 was an Academy Award-winning tribute to the teaching profession. Starring Robert Donat, this MGM production depicted the selfless, inspiring story of Charles Chipping, a man who dedicated his whole life to teaching at one institution. “Cheers for Miss Bishop” from 1941 could be considered the female counterpart of this…


No Money, No Nukes: Time to Bankrupt China’s Regime

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary “We are probably not going to be able to do anything to stop, slow down, disrupt, interdict, or destroy the Chinese nuclear development program that they have projected out over the next 10 to 20 years,” said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley on March 29 at…


Don’t Let Them Memory-Hole This

Commentary On a video podcast the other day, I made reference to the lockdown orders of March 2020. The host turned off the recording. He said it was fine to talk about this subject but from now on please refer to “the events of March 2020” with no specifics. Otherwise, it will be taken down…


Stories of Dignity and Grace Are Everywhere; We Need to Tell Them More

Commentary BEDFORD, Pennsylvania—From across the curved chestnut bar in the sprawling lobby of the Bedford Springs Hotel in this central Pennsylvania town, it was hard not to be drawn into the conversation between Christopher Ege, JoAnn Harrison and her husband, Dan. Given their animation and laughter, one might have assumed all three had known each…


Dog and Pony Shows, Elephant Walks, and Other Air Force Circuses

Commentary What I’m about to say applies to any VIP, including civilians, and some of it will be tongue-in-cheek, but please try to see the underlying concept without taking offense. Firstly, let me get a personal beef off my chest. In the year 2022, with all the talk of having good leadership principles, why are…


The Left Has Killed Our Great Cities

Commentary Mark down Tuesday, April 4, as the night Chicago died. That’s when we learned that Second City voters narrowly elected Brandon Johnson as their next mayor. This is a city that was flattened during the reign of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who lost in the first round of voting for Chicago mayor because she didn’t…