Commentary This two-part series thumbnails the 10 most important constitutional cases in the Supreme Court’s October 2022 term, which ended on June 30. They relate the gist of each case and whether it was based on constitutional (“originalist”) grounds or on other factors. They show that the court, far from being controlled by a widely…
Just How Far Will Beijing Go to Hunt Down Overseas Dissidents?
July 6, 2023
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Commentary The revelation that Hong Kong police have placed a bounty on eight people, including two Australians, is further confirmation of the authoritarian intent of the Chinese regime since absorbing the former British colony into China. The Hong Kong police announced a bounty of HK$1 million (US$127,627) for the arrest of eight people, including three…
When Scope Creep Meets Dishonest Sexual Assault Allegations
Commentary What brilliant timing. Last month, Senator Lidia Thorpe’s sexual accusations in parliament captivated the media by putting sexual misconduct firmly back on the public agenda, detracting attention from Labor ministers under attack for misleading parliament. The Australian press uniformly took Ms. Thorpe’s allegations seriously, reiterating her claims of sexual assault even though her own…
Michael Zwaagstra: Empower Parents, Not the Educational Bureaucracy
Commentary Hillary Clinton famously said it takes a village to raise a child. Was she right? It depends on what we mean by village. On one hand, children benefit from the support of a broader community, particularly at school. Most parents appreciate it when teachers help their children acquire the knowledge and skills that they…
Beware of Rushed News Headlines
July 5, 2023
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The Epoch Times and the Los Angeles Times gave kind and appropriate articles on the sudden retirement of Jim Palmer, president and chief executive officer of the Orange County Rescue Mission in Southern California. The Orange County Register, not so much. The Orange County Rescue Mission (OCRM) could have issued a better press release to…
Real Reparations for Black Californians
July 5, 2023
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Commentary The recently released Full Final Report of the California Reparations Task Force has revealed nothing new, considering what I have reported previously in The Epoch Times. The basic problem all along remains: Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature cynically launched this initiative even though: a) the state of California never had slavery; b)…
The European Obsession
The following review is part of RealClear Books and Culture’s symposium on Patrick Deneen’s ‘Regime Change.’ Has the political realignment produced a substantial political vision of its own? Patrick Deneen, a professor of political science at Notre Dame, has attempted to answer this question in his latest book, “Regime Change: Toward a Post-Liberal Order” with dubious results. What’s correct…
What ChatGPT Says About the Military’s ‘Support Troops’
So I asked Chat GPT, “What is a ‘nonner’ in the USAF?” and this is what I got back. “In the United States Air Force (USAF), the term ‘nonner’ is a slang term used to refer to airmen who serve in non-combat, support, or administrative roles. The term is derived from the word ‘nonnuclear,’ which…
Rebellion, Not Retreat
Commentary The following is adapted from the author’s remarks at a panel presented by the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Fran Maier is right that we are now at a hinge in history—the end of an age and the beginning of something new. Anyone who thinks he or she knows exactly what will emerge next is probably…
China’s Military Intelligence Presence in Cuba: What’s Next?
Commentary With growing evidence of communist China’s expanding intelligence operations against the United States, this may be a good time to learn something about Beijing’s military intelligence agency that is planning and directing those activities—the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF). Established in December 2015 as one of the first steps in Chinese leader…
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