Commentary Throughout most of recorded history, Tibetan independence and sovereignty coexisted uncomfortably with foreign powers upon which they depended for territorial protection from other foreign powers. That which was protected was not only a plateau territory, but Tibetan Buddhism, arguably the core of Tibetan identity. Today is a little different, with the center of Tibetan…
TikTok: America’s Do-Or-Die Moment With China
Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary Adi Robertson, The Verge’s senior tech and policy editor, makes an impassioned plea to not ban TikTok, China’s popular video-sharing app, on free speech grounds. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), speaking on the floor of the Senate on March 29, also raised First Amendment objections to a proposed TikTok prohibition. Nonetheless, it is…
The Return to a Premodern State
Commentary Throughout these three most difficult years of our lives, many friends have predicted that there would be justice on the other side. The courts will speak out. Fairness and truth will prevail. The people who have done these deeds—lockdowns, mandatory face coverings, forced medicines we don’t need and which are often harmful—won’t get away…
China’s Dual-Use Moon Ambitions
Commentary It appears that a 2022 agreement between China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to have a 15-pound moon rover hitch a ride on the 2026 Chinese Chang-e-7 unmanned probe to the moon has reportedly been canceled following objections from the United States that it may violate U.S. International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR)….
The US Dollar Will Stay the World’s Reserve Currency
Commentary There has been a lot of worry about the burgeoning partnership between Russia and China. Russia’s economy is very small, and it cannot afford to fight the continuing war in Ukraine. It needs China to help, and China is more than willing to buy energy products from Russia. The trading is being executed in…
Pregnancy Problems, Maternal Mortality at All-Time High
April 4, 2023
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On Oct. 29, 2022, Whitney Reising Oliver died. She was 22 weeks pregnant with her first child, a little boy she and her husband had named Felix. Their unborn son also died. “Whit was so excited to be a mother and raise baby Felix in Chicago, IL—the city she loved, alive with her favorite art,…
A Credit Crunch Is Inevitable
Commentary Federal Reserve data shows $174.5 billion of deposits left the banking system in the week after the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. Most of the money went to money-market funds, as Bloomberg shows that assets in this class rose by $121 billion in the same period. The data shows the challenges of the banking system…
Why Taiwan Matters to Us All
April 3, 2023
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Commentary Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is meeting with U.S. House Speaker McCarthy on April 5 before travelling to Latin America. European states like the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom are also continuing to deepen political engagement with the independent island. At the same time, we’re getting another round of fire and brimstone from…
Barbara Kay: Condemnation of Good-Faith Research Into Residential-School History Must Stop
Commentary On April 1, a new website was launched by the Indian Residential Schools Research Group (irsrg.ca) whose mission is to share with the public historical materials concerning the residential-school system, materials that uphold “the highest standards of research, evidence, and logic in the pursuit of the truth, wherever that may lead. Most importantly, we…
Indictment Against Trump Is Chance for Unity Against Government Weaponization
Commentary In a singularly inglorious moment that even the left has condemned, former President Donald Trump is now reportedly facing a 34-count indictment at the hands of a politically weaponized prosecutor’s office. It’s a mistake of historic proportions. New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg, like fellow Democrat, New York Attorney General Letitia James, both campaigned…
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