Tag: Opinion

Australia Politics: A Conservative-Free Zone?

Commentary Pollster Graham Young recently predicted that the last centre-right Liberal government on the mainland looks set to fall in the upcoming New South Wales election. If his prediction comes true, all states and territories on the mainland will have centre-left Labor governments. It is sometimes argued, in the right-of-centre press, that this development is…


Australian Politics: A Conservative-Free Zone?

Commentary Pollster Graham Young recently predicted that the last centre-right Liberal government on the mainland looks set to fall in the upcoming New South Wales election. If his prediction comes true, all states and territories on the mainland will have centre-left Labor governments. It is sometimes argued, in the right-of-centre press, that this development is…


Sisters, Mothers, and More: Feminine Familial Roles in Classic Films

Commentary The Epoch Times celebrates truth and tradition in all areas, including entertainment. Many traditional role models and values are featured in classic films, especially Hollywood productions from 1934 to 1954, when the Motion Picture Production Code’s strong enforcement ensured all films’ decency for everyone. Under the Code, marriage and the family were defended and…


To Address Veteran Depression, Disconnect and Reconnect

Commentary After coming home from Iraq in 2009, I spent the next 8 years in what I call a hyper-connected state: professional and personal efforts combined into my being plugged into the world of social media almost continuously during that time. From politics to Ranger Up and now Havok Media, Facebook and other outlets consumed…


Cory Morgan: The ‘Rapporteur’ Investigation Into CCP Interference Has Failed Before It’s Begun

Commentary If there was any chance the appointment of a “rapporteur” to investigate Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in two Canadian elections would instill confidence in Canada’s democratic system, the chance evaporated when Prime Minister Trudeau appointed David Johnston to the role. It’s more than evident Trudeau is trying to avoid having a full, public…


Despite California’s Mass Shootings, Biden Wants to Emulate Its Gun Laws

Commentary President Biden traveled to Monterey Park, California, the site of a mass public shooting that left 11 dead in January, to announce new executive actions on gun control. He touts the proposals as necessary “to reduce gun violence and make our communities safer.” But California already has all the gun control laws that Biden…


Chinese Cities Stumble Under Heavy Debt Burdens

Commentary Debt weighs heavily today in China. Past articles in this space have described the origins of some of this debt, and the ill effects it has had—and will have—on China’s economy. A look at what is happening in many Chinese cities makes that burden clearer still: In some places, the weight of servicing these…


SVB, ESG, and Biden’s ERISA Rule

Commentary The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) occurred just days after Congress passed the Braun-Barr resolution, which overturns the Biden administration’s “Prudence and Loyalty” rule and its encouragement of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing by pension managers under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The timing could hardly be more instructive. The Prudence…


Sen. David Richards: Battles Are Won Before They Are Fought

Commentary You fight the enemy where he’s not, said Sun Tzu a few millennia ago. The Chinese general and philosopher should be listened to, for this is what China is doing in their relations with United States. Don’t worry about Canada. I don’t mean to be impolite, but it seems our government doesn’t, so why…


Anatomy of the Banking Crisis of 2023

Commentary For three years, I’ve been amazed at the relative calm in the financial system. It truly did not seem believable to me that governments and central banks could utterly shatter all market functioning and flood the world with paper money and yet there be no structural consequences for the banks. My only question was…