Commentary More than four years into a controversial tenure, California’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, and a number of Democratic legislators, have endorsed a number of bizarre ideas to force-feed into our taxpayer-funded public schools. Mr. Thurmond has promoted “Pride” month and permitted school libraries to stock LGBT books that commonsense folks would deem…
Transgender Training Is Coming to Your Schools
When China’s Economy Slumps, so Does Beijing’s Political Power
Commentary China’s economy is in desperate straits. So desperate that officials in one county in Guangdong Province offered an illegal bribe to U.S. investors. Any U.S. corporate “decision maker” who brings investment, according to The Wall Street Journal, would get 10 percent of the deal’s total value. A $100 million investment by a U.S. company,…
Back in the USSR–Trump’s Coming Jan 6 Indictment
Commentary One thing you can say for former Soviet NKVD chief Lavrentiy Beria, he was more honest and transparent when he said “show me the man and I’ll show you the crime,” than vengeful ideologues at our Justice Department or special counsels operating therefrom. Their watchword might better be “show me a political opponent and…
The Future of South Korea in a Photo
Commentary This month marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. If anyone has studied the history of the world, or even the history of a country, any country, they understand that there’s always someone to fight. South Korea is a testament to that fact. In the classic military strategy text “The…
The Cult Religion of Transgenderism: Part I
Commentary More and more people, as they learn about what is really involved in the transgender movement, begin to see correlations between it and cult religions. The following are three expert witnesses who have shared their thoughts about this. Erin Friday On June 27, I heard an Eagle Forum of California webinar presentation by Erin…
Congress Is Working to Rein in Federal Government-Led Censorship
Commentary Champions of free speech had cause to rejoice over federal Judge Terry A. Doughty’s fitting Independence Day ruling in the landmark Missouri v. Biden case freezing federal government-led speech policing. The preliminary injunction halted a censorship system responsible for staging perhaps “the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history,” according to…
Canadian Inflation Drops to 2.8% but Economic Challenges Persist
Commentary The Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped to 2.8 percent annualized to the end of June from 3.4 percent in May. The index was expected to drop to 2.9 percent as a result of easing price pressures and the drop off of the June 2022 figure as the CPI rose about 0.6 percent that…
School Choice Thrown Under the Bus Again
Commentary Have you heard the outrageous story of what happened recently in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital? Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.), elected in 2022, had campaigned on school choice for tens of thousands of children, mostly minorities, who are forced to attend failing public schools in places like Philadelphia. “It’s what I believe,” Shapiro, then state attorney…
No, Trump Is Not Planning to Be a Dictator
Commentary The headline in the New York Times seems terrifying. “Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025.” The article explains that they “are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government if voters return him to the White House in 2025, reshaping the structure of the executive…
Global Climate Agencies Publish Dubious Emissions Calculations, Tighten the Noose Around Energy
Commentary The International Energy Agency (IEA) is again demonstrating its usefulness in creating whips for Western governments to flagellate themselves with. Last time, it was their Net-Zero report, which recommended building no new fossil-fuel-fired power stations. Ever. It was released the day before Australia approved a new gas-fired power station. This time, it is the…
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