Commentary Vladimir Putin is desperate, which is good and bad. The bad—the really bad—is that cornered animals tend to lash out. In Putin’s case, that could include the use of tactical nuclear weapons or a “stray” artillery shell hitting Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Either act would escalate the war and might…
It’s Time to End Permanent Normal Trade Relations With China
Commentary Decoupling. Derisking. Strategic competition. Call it what you will, but politics, public policy, and many private sector actors have shifted decisively away from deepening economic engagement with China. We’ve seen some significant executive actions from the White House, a new Congressional committee, and heaps of rhetoric and analysis from the punditry all directed at…
There’s No Such Thing as ‘Government Stimulus’
Commentary Money has no purpose absent production first. Say it over and over again. Money is abundant in the United States not because the Fed decreed it so, but because productivity is a magnet for investment. If ever there comes a time when Americans cease their productive ways, the money will exit. And the Fed…
Health-Care Innovation Will Be Key to Smith’s Success as Premier
June 8, 2023
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Commentary It’s time to move on. The Alberta election is over: Danielle Smith is the premier and that means it is time for the politicians to put aside the campaign’s empty rhetoric and face the realities of how they can best fix a broken health-care system. It is estimated that as many as 800,000 Albertans…
Remembering the Horrors of D-Day
Commentary Seventy-nine years ago this week, the Allies assaulted the Normandy beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Their invasion marked the largest amphibious landing since the Persians under Xerxes invaded the Greek mainland in 480 B.C. Nearly 160,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers stormed five beaches of Nazi-occupied France. The plan was to liberate western…
China Is Still What It Used to Be
June 8, 2023
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Commentary The recent China data often shocked the market, foreigners, and local analysts. Sometimes it was a fight between the official and private data sources like PMI; sometimes, it was a mismatch between domestic and foreign sources like trade data. A few years ago, China data were well-known to be fake: Whatever number the government…
For True Inclusivity School Boards Should Only Promote the Canadian Flag
Commentary York Catholic District School Board’s (YCDSB) decision not to fly the pride flag this June is the right decision. It should be the same for all public schools, and all government and municipal properties. Why? For the simple reason that the only flags that truly represent all Ontarians without controversy are Canadian, provincial, or…
Far From Familiar Faces: Romanian Human Intelligence Teams
Commentary “I know that I will be called upon to perform tasks in isolation, far from familiar faces and voices.” (The Special Forces Creed) July 2004: Romanian Ministry of Defense, Bucharest, Romania “We have a national treasure—our HUMINT teams,” said the Romanian chief of military intelligence as we sipped plum brandy with him in his…
When China Goes to the Moon, We Will Need Lunar Defense Systems
Commentary China’s program to put people on the moon is gathering momentum. Still, when they arrive, the United States and its 25 Artemis Accord partner nations may require novel missile defenses on the moon. Recent statements by Chinese space officials show increasing confidence that China can send people to the moon “before 2030.” On April…
Germany’s Distinctly Different Approach to Health Care
June 8, 2023
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“The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.” This famous quote of inventor and businessman Thomas Edison may strike us as prescient given the explosion of information about the lifestyle factors of disease….
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