Commentary While the market was surprised by the stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data like jobs, the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), and CPI, a run on the Silicon Valley Bank occurred resulted in its collapse. Ironically, some analysts were recommending banking stocks based on their interest rate hike argument. It turns out that the prices of these…
Wegovy/Ozempic Isn’t a Miracle Drug, It’s a Part of the Problem
Commentary In October 2022, a fan posted a picture of a noticeably slimmer-looking Elon Musk and asked the Twitter mogul a question. “Hey, @elonmusk what’s your secret? You look awesome, fit, ripped & healthy. Lifting weights? Eating healthy?” “Fasting,” was Musk’s not-so-surprising first response (fasting is very trendy now, especially in the tech world). The…
Redefining Capitalism: The Chalmers Prescription
March 16, 2023
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Commentary The Australian Federal Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, recently published a 6,000-word essay, entitled “Capitalism after the Crises.” In it, he argues that it is Australia’s mission “to redefine and reform our economy and institutions in ways that make our people and communities more resilient, and our society and democracy stronger as well.” He advocates for…
‘We’re All in This Together’ Was Always a Lie
March 15, 2023
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Commentary The Epoch Times, along with the Spectator Australia, were two of very few media outlets around the world that came out against the lockdowns from virtually day one and never wavered. We knew and argued that these policies were wrong on the data; wrong in principle for any society with a passing commitment to…
Peter Menzies: Calgary Mayor’s Bylaw to Silence Protests She Disagrees With Goes Against Democracy
Commentary Imagine, if you would, a major North American city so overwhelmed with wokeness it feels compelled to muzzle the speech of citizens whose views its mayor finds disagreeable. Welcome to Calgary. Deemed by some studies as the continent’s most livable city, it can now cheerfully stake claim to being a hillbilly haven of tinpot…
Oppose Digital Currency—Communism Beyond Marx’s Dreams
Commentary For years, we have known that our government is spying on us, that the phones in our pockets and purses are literal homing devices capable of tracking our every move, even when turned off. That’s bad enough, but the looming possibility of digital currency takes the war on individual freedom to a different level,…
California Tobacco Ban Would Treat Adults Like Children
March 15, 2023
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Commentary Every now and then I get together with some friends and smoke cigars. Of course, I’m aware of the health effects of tobacco. In 1967, when I was 12, the first political thing I ever wrote was a speech against tobacco use, given before my seventh-grade class at Franklin Junior High School in Wayne,…
It’s Time to Truly Follow the Science, Starting With a Comprehensive Review of Masking Evidence
Commentary As a researcher grappling with public health challenges for over four decades, I’ve become dismayed that, at least when it comes to COVID-19, intuition or ideological bias often appear to impede rigorously following the science. The pile-on backlash against a recently published “gold standard” systematic review of the evidence for masking further highlights this…
The Southern Border Is a Hybrid War Zone
March 15, 2023
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Commentary The March 12 incident on the Paso Del Norte Bridge confirms the U.S.-Mexico border is once again a war zone. The March 12 Incident is an outrage that demonstrates the United States is currently under continuous hybrid war assault. The hybrid war’s current weapons: deadly drugs (fentanyl), human trafficking (to include child sex and…
Biden Admin’s Banking Busts
March 15, 2023
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Commentary The failure of three banks in the last two weeks, including Silicon Valley Bank on Friday and Signature Bank on Sunday, is a saga of utter government incompetence. Call these bank collapses Biden administration’s Banking Busts. The Biden administration has been obsessing on woke causes while banks teeter toward insolvency. Three days before Silicon…
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