Tag: Viewpoints

Why They Hated Pell

Commentary “I hope he rots in hell!” shouted the voice on the phone. He was furious with me for my defence of Cardinal George Pell, who at that time (this was a couple of years ago), faced the worst imaginable legal and personal persecution. My caller made it clear that he loathed Christianity equally. I…


Are We Babes in the Woods to the Unimaginable Evil of the CCP?

Commentary The evil of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is unimaginable to most people. This is especially so for those who either lack personal experience with the CCP or who lack the interest to engage in any in-depth thinking about the CCP or Chinese society, let alone imagine how a government could allow heinous crimes…


Huckabee Sanders Is What Happens When We Unleash Conversative Women

Commentary On Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders offered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Huckabee Sanders, 40, pointed out that she’s currently the youngest governor in the country while Biden, at 80, is the oldest president in the nation’s history. The study of contrasts didn’t end there: “I’m…


My Response to Jeffrey Tucker on COVID

Commentary Jeff Tucker says this about me: “We could also mention the tragic case of Walter Block, a famed anarchist and student of Murray Rothbard, who somehow got very confused in thinking that passing on a respiratory virus is a form of aggression that the state is right to punish. Such a position would of…


Does Economic Performance Really Differ Between the US, UK and Eurozone?

Commentary There has been a rooted impression that the economic performance in Europe is always worse than that in the U.S. This is not true. The measuring period for GDP released by the U.S. is quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), while those in other places are usually year-over-year (YoY). If both are reported in YoY for comparison, the…


Examining Whoopi Goldberg’s Controversial View: ‘Do White People Need to Be Beat Up?’

“The View” host Whoopi Goldberg has asked a provocative question: should white people start dying at the hands of police so that something finally changes? In this episode, I examine the racial component as well as several cases where police brutality occurred with white victims but was largely ignored by major media. When Whoopi says…


The One-Sided Environmental Thinking behind ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

Commentary After 13 years of waiting, “Avatar“ finally has a sequel in the newly released “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The movie has stunning visuals, a decent story, and has received mostly positive reviews. It also grossed a whopping $2.024 billion worldwide, making it the sixth highest-grossing film of all time. As with the first…


A Thorpedo Threatens to Derail Labor’s Voice Plans

Commentary Politics is often colourful. Not only do the various political parties have identifying colours—blue, red, green, and yellow—but the political discourse can also provide a kaleidoscope with the language spoken and the positions taken by the various players. And what a position was taken by extreme left-wing activist Senator Lidia Thorpe when she resigned…


The Russia Collusion Delusion Resurfaces

Commentary As the world continues to wonder why the President of the United States allowed a floating Chinese spy dirigible to traverse the entire continent, pausing here and there over ICBM sites, another sort of gaseous eructation has resurfaced to claim our attention. I mean the Russia Collusion Delusion. You remember the RCD: the expensive,…


When Might California’s Population Start Growing Again?

Commentary As a kid growing up in cold Michigan, I was fascinated by California. The Beach Boys were my favorite band. Disney movies were magic. My family took a summer trip to the Golden State in 1964 when I turned nine, traveling from Disneyland up across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Redwoods. I loved…