Commentary The decision by the Victorian Labor government to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a major blow to the regional communities—promised world-class sporting events and infrastructure—and an assault on the reputation of the state; indeed the nation. The Games had been scheduled to showcase regional Victoria, with major events in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Shepparton,…
The Commonwealth Games Was Nothing More Than a Political Football
July 18, 2023
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Brian Giesbrecht: Meritocracy or Mediocrity—Canada Must Choose
July 18, 2023
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Commentary In “Civilization: The West and the Rest” historian Niall Ferguson asks why, from about 1500 AD, the West was able to rise from being a backwater of illiterate, unhygienic bumpkins to become the greatest civilization the world had ever seen. He suggests an answer: the West created what he calls “the six killer apps”…
Hollywood Strikers Should Blame Themselves for High Cost of California Living
July 18, 2023
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Commentary Hollywood actors and screenwriters are striking because—they say—their pay is too low. But the flip side is it’s too expensive living in Southern California. But whose fault is that? Who backs policies making California the most expensive state in the country? Who insists on high taxes on businesses and residents? And remember, the more…
Transgender Training Is Coming to Your Schools
July 18, 2023
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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…
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
July 18, 2023
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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
July 18, 2023
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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…
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