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Elon Musk speaking at a TED Conference

Why Both Sides Are Right in the H-1B Visas Row

January 3, 2025/in Politics, The Economy

The current clashes over high-skilled immigration between Donald Trump’s right-wing base and his ‘first buddy’, Elon Musk, reveal a fundamental divide within the US president’s odd coalition.

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Canada PM Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during 2017.White House Archives, Public Domain

Trump Presents Opportunities for Canada — but Trudeau is Unlikely to Take Them

January 3, 2025/in Politics

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is a jerk with a serious lack of self-control. So when he mocked Canada as a potential “51st state,” he did the one thing no Canadian politician has managed to do: unify a deeply divided country.

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The Democrats Need to Get Over Their Delusions

December 30, 2024/in Politics

Since the election conservatives have assumed that the results represent a “mandate” for their political agenda, as well as a confirmation of their version of national identity.

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Tesla factory in Fremont, California is high tech with robotic manufacturing.

California Ruled with Great Jobs and Boom Times. What Happened?

December 27, 2024/in California, Politics

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s constant reminders that California’s economy ”leads the nation” as well as being a model for social justice are delusional. To be sure, California has a huge GDP, […]

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Elon Musk exemplifies the rise of an alt-oligarchy as tech moguls drift to the GOP and even to the far right.

Elon Musk and the Rise of the Alt-Oligarchy

December 23, 2024/in Politics

The US is increasingly a country ruled by oligarchs who pour cascading levels of funds into the competing parties. In 2024, election spending was two-to-three times what it was two decades ago in real terms.

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The Lone Star state is soaring demographically and economically.

The Lone Star State is Soaring: America’s Future Will Be Made in Texas

December 20, 2024/in The Economy

Despite its title, our republic has rarely been united, instead hosting an endless gladiatorial contest between different states and regions. Today, the Lone Star state is soaring, as the West Coast declines.

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The American university is rotting from within as indoctrination replaces literacy and education.

The American University is Rotting From Within

December 16, 2024/in Politics

American universities – the very institutions once renowned for spreading literacy, the Enlightenment and the means of mastering nature, are rotting from within as they become something akin to indoctrination camps.

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While most Americans want immigration reform, many still support immigration

Democrat Resistance to Mass Deportations Could Push the US to a Civil War

December 13, 2024/in Demographics, Politics

If something approaching civil war occurs in the US, as many Americans now believe, the most immediate cause may be President Trump’s move to deport huge numbers of people

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Pro-Palestinian protests and a protest encampment on a Toronto campus.

Jews Are Discovering That Canada’s Multicultural Utopia Isn’t Safe

December 11, 2024/in Demographics, Politics

The Jews of Canada have been abandoned by the very forces — the Liberal party, the big cities and the universities — which once nurtured them.

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The return of realpolitik, an approach to politics centered around "interests" rather than ideology.

The Return of Realpolitik

December 9, 2024/in Politics

The return of realpolitik marks the end of an era in which politics was defined largely by ideology and religion. As in the 19th century, world events now revolve around control of markets.

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