Commentary When society has widespread faith that its institutions and the experts who guide public policy are unbiased, its people can tolerate a lot—even when things don’t happen to go their way. In recent years, however, this confidence has taken a beating, especially among conservatives (e.g., this 2022 Gallup poll). This trend presents a serious,…
Ranked-Choice Voting: The Latest Elite Fad Pushing Toward Social Disintegration
The Importance of Free Speech in the Medical Profession, and the Dangers of Censorship
Commentary “More than ever, society needs all clinicians to step up and speak up. Furthermore, professional organizations and state medical boards must make more robust use of their powers to take appropriate disciplinary action against clinicians who violate professional standards by spreading health misinformation,” wrote Allison M. Whelan in an article published by the AMA…
Why Are There No EV Charging Stations at Interstate Rest Stops? Blame the Federal Government
Commentary When Georgia resident Anita Jefferson pulls her Tesla out of her garage each morning, she knows it’s fully charged and ready to go. But she told a local reporter her confidence disappears when she hits the interstate. Charging stations seem few and far between, even at places where you’d expect them to be, like…
Another Drug Injecting Room? No Thanks!
Commentary The future of Victoria’s contentious trial of a drug injecting room finally appears to be clear, with an announcement by the state Labor government that it will “introduce legislation to establish the health service.” The government is taking this action following the finalisation of a review into the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) trial,…
Extinguishing the Principle of Political Equality in Australia
Commentary Following the successful 1967 referendum, which empowered the Australian Parliament to make laws for “the people of any race for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws,” there was a general expectation that we would finally become a colour-blind society. A society where the distribution of societal burdens and benefits would not…
No More Chris Wallaces! Republican National Committee Should Upend Nature of Political Debates
Commentary Presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy on March 8 tweeted the following: “I’m calling on @GOPChairwoman and @GOP to *immediately* announce the debate stage criteria. Don’t hide the ball. Don’t do what @DNC tried to do to @BernieSanders in 2015. I’m starting to learn how corrupt the process is & I won’t play along.” Fighting words!…
GOP Investigations Stall, Putting Congressional Oversight Mission in Peril
Commentary House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged to uncover government corruption and detail the Biden administration’s efforts to undo the pillars of American peace and prosperity. But two months into the new Republican-led congress and the investigations McCarthy and GOP leadership promised have barely gotten off the ground. Because the congressional majority can’t pass meaningful legislation…
The Real State of the State of California
March 9, 2023
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Commentary This year Gov. Gavin Newsom is skipping giving a formal State of the State Address. The California Constitution only requires, “The Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the State and may make recommendations.” He will be submitting that report in writing, as well as giving a series…
Big Pharma, Big Food, and the Poisoning of America
Commentary The always-colorful Russell Brand recently interviewed a man by the name of Calley Means, the founder of TrueMed, a company that promotes the importance of healthy eating and exercise. During the fascinating interview, Mr. Means made a rather startling comment: Processed food companies “contribute 11 times more money to nutritional research in the U.S….
Rodney Clifton: Can We at Least Debate the Claim That Children Were Buried in Residential School Yards?
Commentary On Jan. 31, Dr. Michael Mahon, president of the University of Lethbridge, cancelled a talk that Dr. Frances Widdowson was scheduled to present. Like all scholars, Dr. Widdowson has nuanced views on many issues, and she was going to speak on “How Wok-ism Threatens Academic Freedom.” Even though President Mahon had not listened to…
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