Commentary Transhumanism is a futuristic social movement that advocates harnessing the transformative powers of computer science, biotechnology, and medicine to create a “post-human species.” Want to be immortal, merge your brain with AI intelligence, attain the eyesight of a hawk, grow a prehensile tail, or attain the physical capacities of comic book superheroes? Transhumanism promises…
The Facts Behind China’s De-dollarization
April 27, 2023
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Commentary The divide of the world reignites the discussion of de-dollarization. As the U.S. dollar index depreciated from 115 to 101 or nearly 12 percent, anyone, including foreign governments, that held too much U.S. dollar would try to underweight it. While the existing holders of Treasuries would be subject to mark-to-market loss when bond yields…
The Voice Is so Divisive That Even Those on the Same Side Aren’t on One Page
Commentary A voice that speaks out of both sides of its mouth is not to be trusted. And so it is with The Voice proposal on which we will need to cast a vote later this year. Having been promised that this is a move to unite us, we see The Voice dividing our community….
What Happened to Tucker at Fox Proves Mencken and Liebling Right
Commentary Two of my favorite American journalists of the past, H. L. Mencken and A. J. Liebling, wrote substantially the same thing, Mencken first, then Liebling in the then worth reading The New Yorker of 1960. “Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” If you need proof of this evident…
Will Biden’s Campaign 2.0 Just Be Like 1.0?
Commentary Watching the cliché-laden video announcing President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign—which is devoid of policy specifics other than “continuing the job”—you knew that Biden’s campaign 2.0 would be exactly like 1.0. In other words, back to the famous “basement”—or, as seems to be happening now, endless foreign trips, i.e. Ireland and soon, Japan. Don’t we…
Gov. Newsom’s Successor Part 1: The Early Candidates Announce
April 26, 2023
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Commentary My, they’re starting early in the bid to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom when term-limits force him out in 2026. Unless he becomes president or vice president before then—which actually could happen. I’m crafting Part Two of this two-part series on that possibility. Even though President Joe Biden on April 25 announced his re-election bid and…
Why Are so Many Young Americans Dying?
Commentary As a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows young Americans are dying at an alarming rate. The researchers, all medical doctors, found that, between 2020 and 2022, the mortality rate for Americans aged between 1 and 19 shot up by almost 20 percent. As the study emphasizes,…
How Much Dirty Power Is Hidden in OCPA’s Renewable Energy Options?
April 26, 2023
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Commentary All four of Orange County Power Authority’s (OCPA) audits failed to identify and examine the central question surrounding the Southern California agency—how much dirty power is hidden in its renewable energy products? That shortcoming is now playing out as OCPA leadership plays hide-the-ball with an inquiring public. Promises of transparency following the recent termination…
Biden Announces Four More Years of Corruption, Coercion, and Incompetence
Commentary As you watch President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will run for re-election, remember what he is promising. As I write this, the Pentagon is trying to explain why we can’t rescue Americans from the civil war in Sudan. Meanwhile, other countries are flying into a secure airfield and doing their jobs. It has…
Teachers Union Thuggery
Commentary If thugs were hurting your kid, you’d do almost anything to stop them. The harm inflicted by the teachers unions is legalized thuggery. Here’s what you can do. The tragic consequences of union strong-arming will be on display Wednesday, when a House subcommittee grills American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on how the…
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