Tag: Opinion

A Serbian Perspective Into the Belgrade Mass Shootings

Commentary The two recent mass shootings in Belgrade, Serbia, have taken the world by surprise. Hence, it is necessary to look into the reasons which may have contributed to or facilitated these tragedies. One of the co-authors of this commentary lives in Belgrade and, thus, is able to provide a Serbian perspective on these tragedies….


Federal Trade Commission’s Call of Duty Maneuver Is Actually a Dereliction of It

Commentary The British antitrust cops just announced they will oppose the proposed blockbuster $68.7 billion merger of two American companies—Microsoft and gaming company Activision Blizzard, the owner of the wildly popular game Call of Duty. This decision is bad news for investors in companies, gamers and workers. But it’s very good news for America’s competitors…


The Rise of Conscious Consumerism

Commentary There is this joke in economics that says two people are walking along and one says “There’s a twenty dollar bill on the sidewalk.” The economist responds: “That cannot be true because someone would have already picked it up.” There is a weird truth to the joke that in economics class we learn about…


China Conducts a ‘Maximum’ Pressure Campaign Against Taiwan

Commentary The period from December 2022 to the present date has seen unprecedented Chinese Communist Party (CCP) challenges to the sovereignty of Taiwan. This should be called the Fourth Taiwan Straits Crisis, keeping with the naming convention of two different crisis periods of the 1950s and one during the 1990s. This period of tension is far more…


The Yes Vote Argument Misses the Mark

Commentary On May 2, The Epoch Times published an opinion piece entitled “Yes Is for Bringing Australia Together and Moving Forward.” The article argues that opponents of The Voice claim that the proposed entrenchment of The Voice in the Constitution repudiates “a central tenet of liberalism—the idea that we should be treated equally.” The article’s author…


Hong Kong Youngsters: A Generation of Little Pinks in the Making?

Commentary On April 21, the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examination (Hong Kong’s university admission examination) began, starting with English Language. As Hong Kong has gone “from chaos to governance, and from governance to prosperity,” as claimed by the government, the exam was not expected to have any abnormalities that would cause public attention….


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

Commentary In 2016, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech calling for the “Sinicization of religion” in a nation of one billion, he was espousing a century-old impulse among his people while also inadvertently underscoring a persistent paradox that Chinese Communists brought with them when they took over the country in 1949—and have never…


ANALYSIS: Can Fox News Recover From the Post-Carlson Ratings Crash?

News Analysis Fox News’ prime-time ratings have crashed since the network parted ways with host Tucker Carlson on April 24. Between April 24 and May 4, an average of about 1.45 million total viewers, with 156,625 viewers in the key 25-54 demographic, tuned in to Fox News’ 8 p.m. ET hour, which Carlson had anchored…


John Robson: Self-Congratulatory Tone at Liberal Convention Belies the Grim Reality

Commentary Apparently it’s grand being a Liberal in Canada. You’re the best, you know it, and you want the world to see you dance before your own tabernacle. Which might not be the best approach just now. It doubtless seems weird to emerge from the heady atmosphere of the Shaw Centre to a lecture on…


Hunter Biden’s Coming Indictment?

Commentary This week the nation could finally get more insight into the allegations against Hunter Biden, whose infamous laptop sparked allegations that the Biden family is involved in a scheme to peddle political power for profit. A congressional press conference this Wednesday is set to release its findings, which include whistleblower statements, bank documents, and…