Commentary A positive and productive workplace culture is essential to a thriving business. Nobody wants to work in a place that’s a constant downer. And, everyone wants to be appreciated for their work and to advance in their careers. But like everything else it touches, wokeness destroys workplace culture. Case-in-point? U.S. companies spent over $9.3…
The Student Loan Debacle: Hurting Students, Abusing Taxpayers
Commentary Americans generally value education highly. They see education as opening doors of opportunity and as crucial to both individual and social progress. Far-seeing and generous colleges have long made scholarships available to students who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford a college education. Private lending institutions used to extend loans to economically disadvantaged youth…
The Fastest-Growing Crime in America
Commentary The United States is awash in crime. Rather staggeringly, as I have shown elsewhere, 11 of the world’s 50 most dangerous cities are now in the United States. Of all the various crimes plaguing the country, identity theft is the fastest-growing form of criminal activity. In 2021, according to a recent report by Javelin Strategy and…
The CDC Backed the War on Restaurants
Commentary Visiting with a restaurant owner last night, he told me that they fared pretty well throughout the pandemic period. They had a large restaurant so the capacity restrictions didn’t hurt their business. They have a known brand and had already set up the takeout and delivery apparatus. They had high ranks in every rating…
The Wrong Priorities in White House Hiring Practices
February 23, 2023
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Commentary The Biden administration’s priorities have been unchanged since January 2021. Here is part of the list from the official White House website: “… actions to control the COVID-19 pandemic, provide economic relief, tackle climate change, and advance racial equity and civil rights.” Those priorities were immediately incorporated in personnel policies through executive orders, for…
Owning America
Commentary Who would’ve imagined that a Chinese military surveillance balloon could cross the North American continent from Alaska to beyond the Atlantic coast of South Carolina unmolested by American military response? But that’s exactly what happened under the Biden administration. Given the Biden family’s alleged extensive business ties to China, it shouldn’t surprise anyone. One…
Why California’s Schools Are Losing Their Teachers
February 23, 2023
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One reason for the decline of public education in California is the inability of school districts to find, hire, and retain qualified teachers. Not so in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was difficult for women to find employment other than in teaching or nursing. The reason public schools were excellent is that teachers were…
Amazon Censors Criticism of China
February 23, 2023
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Commentary Amazon is concerning a group of authors and publishers highly critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The company, headquartered in Seattle and Arlington, does extensive business with China, from which it sells vast quantities of imported products in its core markets of the United States, Europe, and Japan. According to EcomCrew, over 63 percent…
Military Memories: The Power of a Patch
Commentary “What are you doing?” a little boy asked me as I tapped an Army patch hanging in the doorway at our gym. He, like many kids, was hanging out, playing with toys as his mom or dad worked out. “I’m just saying ‘Hi’ to my buddies. This is one of my Army patches. The…
Mainland Study Tours Will Yield Nothing
Commentary On July 7, 2022, the 85th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Education Bureau (EDB) announced mandatory study tours to mainland China for students studying Citizenship and Social Development, which aims at nurturing patriotism. Students will join one of the 21 2 to 5-day itineraries, all paid for by the Bureau. After…
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