Commentary Another ANZAC Day (April 25) already fades into memory as I contemplate its powerful influence not only on our Australian history but on a much broader stage. When I was a boy in the late 1950s and early 1960s, I used to watch the Sydney parade every year, from start to finish. I must…
Myths and Legends Forged on the Shores of Gallipoli
May 10, 2023
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Why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Won’t Run With Donald Trump
Commentary Perhaps in response to comments here at The Epoch Times and elsewhere, declared Democratic Party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has tweeted the following: “Just to quell any speculation, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will I join Donald Trump on an electoral ticket. Our positions on certain fundamental issues, our approaches to governance, and our…
California Reparations Report Should Disappoint Black Residents and Everybody Else
May 10, 2023
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Commentary What a missed opportunity. On Saturday, the California Reparations Task Force issued its final recommendations (pdf) for “any form of compensation to African Americans, with a special consideration for African Americans who are descendants of persons enslaved in the United States.” Those are the words from Assembly Bill 3121, the 2020 law establishing the…
Free Speech Is on Its Deathbed in Academia—But Students Will Save It
May 10, 2023
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Commentary While in high school, I dreamed of attending a university where my right to say what I believe would remain sacred. I therefore enrolled at the University of Chicago because of its advertised commitment to unfettered academic inquiry. Upon attending, however, I quickly realized that the famed values upon which the school had been…
After Getting Everything Wrong During COVID, Top Health Officials Now Try to Deflect Blame
Commentary The United States was shut down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This started under the Trump administration, with guidelines in March 2020. They declared that in order to “slow the spread,” the nation would have to self-quarantine for 15 days. Then we were told, 15 days? That’s not enough to “flatten the…
Large Banks at Risk of Deposit Runs, Despite Size
Commentary Putting aside fraud or criminal activity, banks typically fail in one of two ways: either through insolvency or illiquidity (or both). Insolvency occurs when the bank doesn’t have enough assets to cover its liabilities. Insolvency tends to emerge gradually; for example, when it develops from deteriorating “main street” economic conditions. On the other hand,…
The Founders and the Constitution, Part 9: George Washington
Commentary Historian Forrest McDonald itemized some of George Washington’s constitutional contributions in American National Biography Online: “His role in working out the details of the Constitution was minimal, but Washington was important to the success of the convention withal. His very attendance, together with Benjamin Franklin’s, ensured the convention respectability and public trust … His…
Morning Consult Poll Indicates DeSantis Jumped the 2024 Shark
Commentary Things aren’t looking good for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in his (still unannounced, but highly likely) quest for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination as of May 9. He trails former President Donald Trump by a whopping 41 percentage points (60–19) in a Morning Consult poll taken May 5 to 7. In other words, Trump has…
Newsom Tongue-Tied Over His Reparations Task Force’s $800 Billion Proposal
May 10, 2023
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Commentary It is here! From the time Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law implementing a task force on reparations in 2020, it was inevitable that this day would come. The task force has proposed that the state pay an estimated $800 billion to the state’s black residents. Newsom has had a long time to plan…
Republican Lawmakers Cheer Tucker Carlson’s New Show on Twitter
There is happiness, and some gloating, among GOP lawmakers and conservative media commentators that Tucker Carlson, recently fired by Fox News, is back and will soon launch a show on a media platform that not long ago was the bane of many of the same people now celebrating the news. Carlson’s show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight,”…
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