Tag: Opinion

In Defense of Hollywood’s Old Code: Debunking the Common Myths

Commentary “Woman of the Year” from 1942 was the first movie Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy made together. In this film, which began their dynamic partnership spanning eight films and three decades, they both are journalists working for the same paper. Sam Craig (Tracy) is a sportswriter, and Tess Harding (Hepburn) has an opinion column…


The ‘Sheepdog’ Analogy is Deeply Flawed

Commentary Just about everyone in the military is familiar with the sheep, wolves, and sheepdog analogy, as popularized by LTC (Ret) Grossman in his book “On Combat.” We all fit into one of those categories, he says—we need protecting, we are a predator, or we are a protector. While Grossman’s analogy has a lot to…


Who’s Driving the Train?

Commentary In one of the most incredibly myopic public statements in American political history, U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby commented on the recently concluded summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. In an interview with Bloomberg, Kirby claimed that the meeting was “a manifestation…


TikTok Matches Definition of Foreign Agent

Commentary Under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA), TikTok matches the definition of a foreign agent and should be banned. U.S. lawmakers are considering banning TikTok to protect American data from being shared with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). China’s National Intelligence Law obliges all Chinese companies, no matter where they are located, to…


Who or What Encouraged Audrey Hale’s Transgenderism?

Commentary The cell phones were buzzing non-stop at our house on March 27. Who was this person? What motivated him or her? It was a “trans” person but because the police announcement was so cautious—probably correctly—no one was immediately sure, until very late, which way the transition had gone. Still, there are many unanswered, some…


Massive Uptick in Tic Disorders During the Pandemic, 1 Unexpected Remedy

Many diseases have a cure, yet many more that do not. These include neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, balding, and disorders such as autism or Tourette syndrome. What is surprising is that the frequency of Tourette syndrome, or more generally tic disorders, has increased dramatically throughout the pandemic, especially for young teenage girls. What…


What Happened When the Georgia Governor Tried to Open the State?

Commentary The journalists have fallen down on the job. To say the least. Three years ago, all normal rights and liberties of the people were trampled on by governments everywhere. It was all for naught. The virus came and became endemic as it always would in any case. And as societies opened up gradually, we…


A Lincoln Highway Icon Dies

Commentary BEDFORD, Pennsylvania—Two weeks ago, Jack Dunkle was sitting with his best friend, Bob Barnes, at his auto parts store along U.S. 30. Barnes was telling a story to his friend of over 40 years. Dunkle looked pale, but he waved Barnes off when asked if he needed anything. “A little bit later, as Jack…


How They Convinced Trump to Lock Down

Commentary An enduring mystery for three years is how Donald Trump came to be the president who shut down American society for what turned out to be a manageable respiratory virus, setting off an unspeakable crisis with waves of destructive fallout that continue to this day. Let’s review the timeline and offer some well-founded speculations…


Honey, Biden Just Shrunk Our Pension

Commentary President Joe Biden recently issued his first veto since taking office on Jan. 20, 2021. Biden rejected a bipartisan bill that would have required investment fund managers to take politics out of their investment decisions and to stay focused on providing the best return to their clients as much as possible. Why should you…