Tag: Opinion

A Brief History of Disease Hysteria

Commentary For the past half-century or more, manufactured scares have been a recurrent part of life. Every year a very small number of people are killed (usually only 1) or injured by bears here in Hokkaido, Japan. However, the news media invariably plays up these incidents. As a result, for a few weeks every year…


US Prioritizing National Security Over Trade With China

Commentary On May 1, 2023, the United States issued a warning to China regarding their “harassment and intimidation” of Philippine vessels, in the South China Sea. The move comes less than two weeks after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that U.S. foreign policy relating to China will prioritize national security over trade. Yellen stated the…


Fox News Is Struggling: Is Tucker Carlson’s Exit the Beginning of the End?

With Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News, what will become of the network? Fox’s numbers have dipped significantly since Carlson left, not just in his former timeslot but in every primetime hour. The 25–54 age viewership has declined by over 60 percent. This means that over half of younger people are no longer watching Fox…


CCP Intelligence Operations in the US

Commentary The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are ramping up efforts to counter CCP intelligence operations in the U.S. On May 11, the FBI arrested an alleged Chinese spy in Boston. Litang Liang was accused of spying on U.S.-based Chinese dissidents and critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime. This latest arrest…


A Necessary J’Accuse…! The Crimes of the CCP Laid Bare

Commentary Émile Zola revealed the stark power of laying the facts on the table in his attack on the French president and his government for the unjust conviction and imprisonment of French General Staff Officer Alfred Dreyfus due to false accusations of espionage anchored upon widespread antisemitism. In Frank Gaffney’s new book, “The Indictment: Prosecuting…


Beware of Chinese Carrier Conceit

Commentary The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is learning how to deploy its conventionally powered aircraft carriers for political intimidation and potential combat missions. While they do not match the capabilities of larger and better-armed U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, it is a mistake to diminish their potential threat….


Mother’s Day Tribute: Leila Abdallah—Mother, Wife, and Daughter

Commentary Leila Abdallah—a mother to Liana, Alex, Michael, and Selina, a wife to Danny, and the daughter of Norma Habis and Michel Geagea, has endured more than most women in a lifetime. On Feb. 1, 2020, the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, the fifth Saturday of 2020, Britain officially exited the…


Cory Morgan: The Body Count Rises While Feds Dither on Bail Reform

Commentary One of the key responsibilities of a government is ensuring the protection and safety of its citizens. Canada’s government has dropped the ball with this obligation and it’s costing lives. While we are being greeted with regular headlines about violent, repeat offenders harming or killing people, the government doesn’t appear to feel any urgency…


Lost Without a Tribe: A Military Veteran Reflects

Commentary By the end of 2003, I knew I was getting out of the Air Force (AF). I had been stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska since November of 2001, working as an Operating Room (OR) nurse in a busy, understaffed OR. While we toiled away banging out cases, I saw our immediate leadership…


The Long Road to Confronting China’s War on Religion, Part III

Commentary It’s morning in Istanbul, but Joseph is reliving his morning routine in the camp, before the 16-hour shift starts. After the prisoners had sung Communist songs for their breakfast, the Chinese guards played a video for them shot in cinema verité style. It began with Chinese plainclothes agents tackling Uyghurs, cramming them into unmarked…