Commentary Pride Month, formerly known as June, began this year with the usual glut of rainbow flags, parades, school assemblies, and government and corporate cheerleading of LGBTQ identities in America’s blue cities and states. But then, as the days passed, something happened. As June has rolled on, it’s increasingly looking as though Pride celebrations aren’t…
A New Schuyler Statue for Albany
Commentary Before dawn on a recent Saturday morning, another statue of a “slave owner” was removed—this time Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler, a pivotal figure in Albany and American history, who had stood in front of the Albany, New York, City Hall for nearly 100 years. Nevertheless, Mayor Kathy Sheehan explained that “Moving the Schuyler…
Should the Liberals Have Enabled ‘The Voice’ Referendum for the Sake of Conversation?
Commentary Earlier this week, the Australian Senate passed legislation enabling the Albanese government’s promised Voice to Parliament referendum. In the next six months, Australians will make a special pilgrimage to the ballot box, one they have not made since 1999. While 52 senators voted for the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023,…
Beyond the Absurd: When Your Mother Encounters a Naked Man in the Change Room at the Public Pool
Commentary For years my mother has gone swimming several times per week at her local pool in Ottawa. The pool is a central part of her life, but recently her once-innocuous activity became unsafe. About two months ago, my mother finished her swim and went to the women’s change room to shower. Afterwards she wrapped…
What Is a Community?
June 20, 2023
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Commentary I was given cause recently to reflect on the meaning of “community.” What is community? Most people would reflexively answer that it is where you live, your locality, and that would not be entirely incorrect. But, what is a community really? Must you have a home in your community? Can you be in more…
Second Censure Resolution for Adam Schiff Fails. Why?
June 20, 2023
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Commentary Does a resolution to censure or an actual censure of a sitting House member have any teeth? In 2019, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) authored a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Schiff had grossly mischaracterized a phone call between Donald Trump and the President of Ukraine and helped initiate an impeachment inquiry. This…
Biden Admin Bows to Beijing
Commentary The fact that U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has flown to China to discuss key points of contention indicates that the United States is more concerned about what China might do instead of China being concerned about potential U.S. actions across a spectrum of issues. In other words, the Biden administration appears to…
Hunter Biden ‘Plea Deal’ Is an Insult to Our Intelligence
Commentary How many insults to our intelligence can we take? A few days ago, it was the dilution of the indictments against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. And now, on June 20, the feds have finally “pushed” the president’s son Hunter into a ‘plea deal’ for charges of…
Stop Talking With Communist China, Start Defending America
Commentary Veni, vidi, vici. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken came to Beijing, saw and kowtowed to Xi Jinping, and yet another American diplomat was conquered by communist China’s “endless delay” negotiating strategy. I know this negotiating strategy all too well from my four years in the Trump White House trying to negotiate an end to…
Why Do Some Societies Prosper While Others Fail?
Commentary Why is economic output per person seven times higher on one side of the U.S.–Mexico border than on the other? Why is per capita income in Taiwan almost three times higher than it is in China? What explains the fact that the average Canadian is 12 times richer than the average Moroccan? We are…
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