Tag: Opinion

Minimum Wage & the Fed’s Biggest Fear

Commentary How does the minimum wage affect the Fed’s biggest fear? I touched on this subject previously as the Fed began its rate-hiking campaign. However, while the issue of the “millions of people” who aren’t paid a “living wage” for work makes headlines, the actual numbers are pretty underwhelming. As of the end of 2021,…


Minimum Wage and the Fed’s Biggest Fear

Commentary How does the minimum wage affect the Fed’s biggest fear? I touched on this subject previously as the Fed began its rate-hiking campaign. However, while the issue of the “millions of people” who aren’t paid a “living wage” for work makes headlines, the actual numbers are pretty underwhelming. As of the end of 2021,…


Want to Be Healthy and Happy? Get Married

Commentary Marriage proposals on Valentine’s Day used to be a thing. Today, not so much. These days, many Canadians tell pollsters they think marriage is nice, but not necessary. Although marriage remains the most common family form, it has been declining for decades as Canadians increasingly live together outside of marriage or live alone. Is…


CNN Host Don Lemon’s Viewership Ratings Plummet Following Rant Against Co-host

“CNN This Morning” anchor Don Lemon went on an off-air tirade against his co-host Kaitlan Collins, and his ratings took a plunge. …


China Builds for South Polar Nuclear Strikes

Commentary When China tested its fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS) nuclear delivery weapon in July and August 2021, it said nothing about its plans for developing this weapon. First produced by the former Soviet Union in the late 1960s to better evade the U.S. early warning radar, China’s FOBS can do that but could also…


The Chips War Heats Up

Commentary First shots were fired last October when the United States passed the CHIPS and Science Act. It aimed directly at Beijing’s ambition to become the world’s preeminent maker of advanced computer chips. The law offers a significant subsidy for semiconductor manufacturers to establish and expand operations domestically. It also limits the ability to export…


Los Angeles Times’ Risible Attack on Oil Profits

Commentary One of the great reasons to read The Epoch Times is to counter the nonsense on California perpetrated every day by the Los Angeles Times, which is still highly influential in state politics. A case in point is a recent editorial that opines, “Big Oil reaps record profits while the planet burns. California should…


Minimalism as a Way to Address Veteran Depression

Commentary I have a theory. Part of it goes like this. A lot of guys join combat arms in the military as a way to seek out adventure. More than “serving my country,” many enlist with the intent of experiencing the stuff movies are made of. A great many who had this as a motivator…


H. Con. Res. 9 Changes Nothing

Commentary On Feb. 2, the House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 9—a resolution “denouncing the horrors of socialism.” The vote was 327–86 with every Republican and 109 Democrats in favor. Are you feeling safer now? Less threatened? Less worried about the direction of Uncle Sam’s Big Government policies? Of course not. The vote was…


Harrison Ford: The American Hero Who Said No to China

Commentary Keanu Reeves is a rare type of celebrity. He appears to have a heart. Countless stories have been written about the actor’s compassion and lack of ego, hence the reason why he is now considered “America’s sweetheart.” Who isn’t a fan of Reeves? Well, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), for one. Last year, as…