Category: Viewpoints

Critics Warn of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Potential Runaway Constitutional Convention

Commentary California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a lot of flack for his recently proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution. “Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,” he explained on June 8. “So today, I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to do just that. The…


As We Dither Over a Public Inquiry, Beijing Continues Its Subterfuge in Canada

Commentary  Canada is not that big a deal on the world stage.   Don’t get me wrong, I am a proud, loyal Canadian and love my country. It is just that we don’t really matter that much on the global scene. Our economy is the 10th largest in the world, which isn’t bad but could…


Attaining Optimum Health in Today’s World

Commentary Have you ever wondered what outstanding health feels and looks like? If you reside in a fast-paced urban environment or a slower-moving rural setting, your health ought to be a high priority to successfully navigate the slings and arrows of life. Not only do I pen this essay for the readers, but I must…


Peter Menzies: Schoolchildren Shouldn’t Be Compelled to Attend Pride Activities

Commentary The Edmonton teacher who controversially tore a strip off a Muslim student for dodging school Pride celebrations isn’t the problem. She’s just the symptom, her words merely the manifestation of growing demands by government that citizens conform to its beliefs and submit their children to its guidance. If you haven’t heard the recording of…


Congressional Revelations Put New Focus on Ukraine: A Timeline

Commentary Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) recently held a news conference to disclose details contained within an FBI document that alleged millions of dollars paid to members of the Biden family. Furthermore, Greene alleged that the money was paid in order to shut down a Ukrainian prosecutor’s investigation into Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company where Joe Biden’s…


The Desperate Need to Restore Community

Commentary In 2019, I published what many people then told me was my best book: “The Market Loves You.” It was a reflection on C.S. Lewis’s “four loves” in light of commercial society. One of these loves involves friendship, association, and appreciation for another, and the sense of trust that comes from a routine experience of…


‘Right to Join a Union’ Constitutional Amendment Will Sail Through California Legislature

Last month, California state Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 7 (SCA 7), the Right to Organize and Negotiate Act, which gives all Californians “the right to join a union and to negotiate with their employers,” among other changes. An SCA can be introduced at any time during the legislative session and allows…


Special Counsel’s Indictment Raises Questions of Election Interference

Commentary Donald Trump is right that the special counsel’s 37-count indictment against him for holding classified documents is federal law enforcement’s latest effort to interfere in a presidential election, as they did in the last two. But there’s something else, too. For the 2016 and 2020 elections, there was alleged evidence of the Democratic Party…


AI for the Win: A Dissenting Perspective

Commentary The explosive adoption of the AI language model ChatGPT has been accompanied by a proportionate increase in alarmist assessments of the dangers of artificial intelligence. The alarm is sounding across the political spectrum, from the New York Times to Steve Bannon’s War Room, with concerns ranging from widespread job losses, to more effective disinformation…


​​​​Softball and Wildfires

Commentary Both the sport of softball and the devastation of wildfires were prominent in the news last week. The University of Oklahoma Sooners won their third consecutive national title, finishing the season on an astonishing 53-game win streak and with a final record of 61–1. Meanwhile, farther north, air quality was so bad as a…