Biden’s pandering to the progressives on just about everything, combined with persistent inflation, is a gift to the Trump campaign as 65 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction.
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In Canada, as in the U.S., school curricula are becoming increasingly politicized and decolonized universities increasingly work to undermine and divide nations.
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Gavin Newsom turned the California Dream into a woke nightmare with policies that have disproportionately hurt working class and middle class families.
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California was once a byword for liberty and opportunity. The so-called Golden State was home first to the Gold Rush, then to Hollywood and then to the tech revolution in Silicon Valley. Californians have long been proud of that legacy…
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At a time when the western world desperately needs some backbone, Canada seems to be swaying. It appears to have moved away from its long-term commitment to protect our now wobbling western civilization.
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Americans, with little help from government, are reinventing themselves and boosting their prospects by settling in less expensive, less regulated regions where rents and house prices are more affordable.
Once widely considered the gathering of the elite of a future world government, the World Economic Forum is leaving a legacy of increasing irrelevance.
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Today’s many crises are not separate events, but follow the pattern described in Samuel Huntington’s 2011 book, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order which predicted the rise of “revanchist” powers seeking to recover perceived past glory.
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Amid the muck created by America’s two inadequate presidential frontrunners, green shoots are rising. They may not grow to maturity this year, but the basis for the emergence of better political choices already exists and is showing surprising life.
Unhinged Progressives Are a Gift to Trump
/in PoliticsBiden’s pandering to the progressives on just about everything, combined with persistent inflation, is a gift to the Trump campaign as 65 percent of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction.
‘Decolonized’ Universities Dividing Canadians
/in Politics, Urban AffairsIn Canada, as in the U.S., school curricula are becoming increasingly politicized and decolonized universities increasingly work to undermine and divide nations.
Biden’s War on Fossil Fuels is Hurting America
/in Politics, The EconomyBiden’s approach to fossil fuel policy may hurt America, with energy playing a major role in geopolitics and economics for the nation.
Gavin Newsom Turned the California Dream into a Woke Nightmare
/in CaliforniaGavin Newsom turned the California Dream into a woke nightmare with policies that have disproportionately hurt working class and middle class families.
California: Where Freedom Goes to Die
/in California, PoliticsCalifornia was once a byword for liberty and opportunity. The so-called Golden State was home first to the Gold Rush, then to Hollywood and then to the tech revolution in Silicon Valley. Californians have long been proud of that legacy…
Trudeau has Weakened Canada — and by Extension, the Entire Free World
/in Politics, Urban AffairsAt a time when the western world desperately needs some backbone, Canada seems to be swaying. It appears to have moved away from its long-term commitment to protect our now wobbling western civilization.
Let America Sprawl
/in Urban AffairsAmericans, with little help from government, are reinventing themselves and boosting their prospects by settling in less expensive, less regulated regions where rents and house prices are more affordable.
Goodbye to Davos and Good Riddance
/in Politics, The EconomyOnce widely considered the gathering of the elite of a future world government, the World Economic Forum is leaving a legacy of increasing irrelevance.
The Coming War of Civilizations
/in PoliticsToday’s many crises are not separate events, but follow the pattern described in Samuel Huntington’s 2011 book, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order which predicted the rise of “revanchist” powers seeking to recover perceived past glory.
RFK Jr.’s Popularity Shows that Americans Aren’t Despairing (yet)
/in PoliticsAmid the muck created by America’s two inadequate presidential frontrunners, green shoots are rising. They may not grow to maturity this year, but the basis for the emergence of better political choices already exists and is showing surprising life.