Commentary It is tempting, as Naomi Wolf has done recently, to ascribe the breakdown of Western civilization to the debasing of “Judeo-Christian” ethics and the reemergence of malignant supernatural forces. Witnessing the many assaults on the infrastructure and social order of the United States of late, I wouldn’t rule out metaphysical causality either. But to blame…
The Economic Upheaval Has Just Begun
March 7, 2023
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Commentary This weekend, a good man who owns a landscaping business came up to the microphone during a question and answer period following my speech at an event. He posed a simple but sincere question. He has endless demands for his services. He has all the capital he needs. He has a thriving business with…
Barbara Kay: Rooting out ‘Wrongthink’ Is the Mission of Ideologues Who Have Captured the Publishing Industry
Commentary Why are so many children drawn to books in which the parents are absent—death or abandonment—and the step-parent or guardian hostile? From “Snow White” to “Cinderella,” through “Anne of Green Gables” and “Harry Potter,” these stories take flight from a parentless child’s insecurity and loneliness. The answer, I think, is that children’s deepest fears…
Mines Are Devastating Ukraine
Commentary People in conflict zones have been using mines since the U.S. Civil War—but, what’s going on in Ukraine today is unique in history. For one, it’s happening at a larger scale than we’ve seen since World War II. Ukraine has the second-largest area of all European countries, and already large parts of it have been contaminated…
New WHO Amendments Creating a Global Regime in the Name of Health
Since its establishment, the World Health Organization (WHO) has assumed the role of an advisory entity in the international health domain. Since 2005, the WHO established International Health Regulations (IHR) as the main compliance tool to ensure that public health emergencies would be handled swiftly. The COVID pandemic perfectly illustrates how powerful the WHO already…
Biden Officials Champion Digital Privacy, Policies Tell a Different Story
News Analysis White House and Department of Commerce representatives called for federal legislation to protect online user data on Monday, and said the Biden administration is committed to digital privacy. Since taking office, however, the administration has enacted policies that give the government greater access to private data. Speaking at the “State of the Net”…
Biden Officials Champion Digital Privacy at TikTok-Sponsored Event
WASHINGTON—Biden administration officials on March 6 called for federal legislation to protect online user privacy at an event sponsored by TikTok. The China-owned TikTok was listed as a “platinum sponsor” for the “State of the Net” event. The Biden administration late last month gave the federal government 30 days to ensure TikTok is removed from work…
John Robson: Even Bureaucrats Are Finding Excessive Bureaucracy Intolerable
Commentary You know how dealing with the government can drive you mad, including that pre-emptive warning not to use the language so hard to suppress when told they’re experiencing a “higher than usual call volume” for the 20th straight year? Turns out you’re not alone. And while misery may not love this kind of company,…
The China Committee Must Emphasize Political Warfare to Defeat the CCP
Commentary The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party led by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) deserves great praise for describing the Sino-American rivalry as an existential threat. Given the size and scope of the threat, Gallagher has stated that the Committee will examine trade, national security, culture,…
The IMF’s Asia Forecast Misses a Lot
March 6, 2023
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Commentary New projections on Asian growth from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) paint a bright picture—too bright, in fact. The organization relies on the positive effects of China’s reopening to forecast not only rapid real growth for China but also for other Asian economies, including India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Mongolia. Though there can be little…
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