Commentary In response to Western criticism that its counter-offensive is moving too slowly, the Ukrainian government is claiming that the last ten days of combat in eastern Ukraine have been “particularly fruitful.” Facing fierce Russian resistance, the frontline has been moving eastward in lurches, two kilometers here, three kilometers there. On July 3 Oleksiy Danilov,…
China’s Metal Controls Fail
Commentary In the latest break between China and the United States, Beijing imposed export controls on gallium and germanium. The two minerals, which Beijing plans to restrict starting Aug. 1, are critical to high-tech products like ultra-fast computer chips, electric vehicles, radar, night vision devices, missile defense, fiber optics, LEDs, and satellite imagery. China produces…
California Bill Would Remove Local Control of Education
July 6, 2023
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Commentary Our founding fathers believed in essential principles that have advanced our republican form of government for the last approximately two and a half centuries. Those values are enshrined in our U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights. Our founding fathers also recognized that education was central to a thriving nation….
Environmentalist Could Burn California’s Pension Funds
July 6, 2023
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Commentary Sometimes you read an article and you just know it’s going to be highly influential. One just published is, “California’s pension funds are wrecking the planet and losing billions. It’s quite a trick,” by Bill McKibben, a well-known environmentalist, in the Los Angeles Times. He’s pushing California’s Senate Bill 252, by state Sen. Lena…
How Will Bidenomics Impact America?
Commentary In a recent White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre touted the virtues of Pres. Joe Biden’s economic policies during his tenure. It was as if the heavens opened, and the angels were singing. She utilized the same term “Bidenomics” that Biden has applied to his economic policies, which encapsulate his approach to the…
Why FDR Banned the Sale of Sliced Bread During World War II
Commentary According to an old joke from the socialist and frequently underfed Soviet Union, Stalin goes to a local wheat farm to see how things are going. “We have so many bags of wheat that, if piled on top of each other, they could reach God himself!” the farmer told Comrade Stalin. “But God does…
The Fed Is Doing the Worst Job Ever by Abusing Discretion
Commentary Although inflation has been falling in most of the advanced economies, the rates haven’t reached the targeted values. All central bankers claim success but don’t know when their rate hikes will successfully control inflation. This uncertainty refers not just to the long-term but to the lack of any forecasting in the lead-up to the…
The Intellectual Roots of Techno-Primitivism
Commentary The assault on enterprise of the last few years—meaning not the biggest politically connected businesses but smaller ones reflecting vibrant commercial life—has taken very strange forms. Ever since the New York Times said the way forward was to “go Medieval,” the elites have been attempting just that. But this medievalism has not come at the expense of…
China’s Xi Jinping and the Galtieri Syndrome: Indicators of an Irrational War?
Commentary What motivates Xi Jinping? What could drive the actions of the leader of communist China is the key strategic question of the decade. Events and conditions ensure that there is a finite, short-term timeframe in which we will see profound strategic actions initiated by Mr. Xi before those factors turn against him. Is that…
To Unions, Organizing Time Is Fine When It’s on the Taxpayers’ Dime
July 6, 2023
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News Analysis Randi Weingarten, the powerful president of the American Federation of Teachers, hasn’t been a working teacher in more than a quarter of a century. Of the six years she spent teaching social studies, half of them appear to have been as a substitute. Yet despite the long absence from her short tenure in…
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