Opinion

In a field as pivotal for the future as K-12 education, you could be forgiven for assuming teachers, their union representatives, and lawmakers are doing all they can to benefit the next generation via public education. If only. A notable exception—Alberta, Canada—proves the rule that healthy, effective innovation is all too often met with resistance […]

Commentary Why is Christine Blasey Ford being given an opportunity to testify before a Senate panel about her unsubstantiated smears against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh? The answer is fairly simple: Our leaders lack the moral courage to say no. Our leaders cater to the political left and the media narrative without applying common sense […]

News Analysis The U.S. government was first penetrated by communist agents in the 1930s. This was documented by congressional investigations and by authors such as M. Stanton Evans, Herbert Romerstein, Diana West, and former U.S. President Herbert Hoover (among others). The communists greatly benefited from the election of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. It was […]

Commentary On Sept. 13, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) revealed the existence of a letter in her possession detailing the allegations of an anonymous woman who had come forward to accuse Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of having sexually assaulted her 35 years ago when they were both in high school. Yesterday the accuser went […]

Commentary When did America’s standard of justice erode to the point where we automatically presume innocence for women who make strategically timed sexual allegations against successful men at pivotal times in their careers? Under the new “ends justify means” politics, there is no standard of proof, no statute of limitations, and no real consequences for […]

In honor of U.S. Constitution Day, on Sept. 17, we present a five-part series on the Bill of Rights. It reveals how the first 10 amendments to the Constitution guarantee freedom of speech, religion, and the press, and, in so many other ways, limit the power of the federal government and secure the rights of […]

Should everyone go to college? Last year, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the College for All Act, which would federally fund states to reduce tuition to zero at all public colleges and universities. Like other recent big-ticket proposals from the left, it’s a blunt instrument, willfully throwing away important information about students and job opportunities in […]

Few observers missed Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s interview and photoshoot last week in which the rising avowedly socialist New York congressional candidate wore a $3,500 suit and shoes while hobnobbing with construction workers. (Such are the perils of outspoken class warfarism; a thing like that tends to be noticed.) While her detractors lambasted her as just another […]

News Analysis When the House Intelligence Committee issued its final “Report on Russian Active Measures,” Democrats dismissed it as politically one-sided and partisan. But a massive number of man-hours and effort went into the preparation of the committee’s report—including the review of 7,292 pages of testimony. As part of their investigation, the House committee noted that […]

Commentary LONDON—A few days ago, I had lunch with a British friend I have known for many years, and no sooner had we settled ourselves into our chairs in our favorite Chinese restaurant in Soho than she began to rail at me about President Donald Trump. Her venom was breathtaking. It is one thing to […]

In honor of U.S. Constitution Day, on Sept. 17, we present a five-part series on the Bill of Rights. It reveals how the first 10 amendments to the Constitution guarantee freedom of speech, religion, and the press, and, in so many other ways, limit the power of the federal government and secure the rights of […]

Innovation doesn’t just come in small incremental movements; it comes in paradigm shifts, as well. When innovative capability can cross platforms and combine different technologies to embrace those environments, we really have a globally relevant economic cycle. Innovation appears to be pointing toward road-air-sea crossover vehicles, with power sources that range among electric, gasoline, fusion, […]

In honor of U.S. Constitution Day, on Sept. 17, we present a five-part series on the Bill of Rights. It reveals how the first 10 amendments to the Constitution guarantee freedom of speech, religion, and the press, and, in so many other ways, limit the power of the federal government and secure the rights of […]

News Analysis Nuclear power generation provides about 11 percent of the world’s electricity from approximately 450 nuclear reactors. The United States is far and away the world’s largest producer of nuclear power, accounting for more than 30 percent of worldwide nuclear generation of electricity. The United States has 99 nuclear reactors, which produced 805 billion kilowatt hours […]

Commentary I live in a small, faith-based college town. Ave Maria University, Florida, is formally Catholic, and the town is informally but predominantly so. The iconic parish church is at the heart of the town, physically and spiritually. So no one was surprised by the experience of a new undergraduate the other day, just settling […]

Commentary Colin Kaepernick, the currently unemployed NFL quarterback most famous for kneeling during the U.S. national anthem, has hit the jackpot. Nike Inc. has unveiled Kaepernick as a featured face in their new ad campaign. While the terms of the contract haven’t yet been released, Nike pays megabucks to the athletes in its ads. Let’s […]

There is no greater crisis facing our world today than the chronic disease epidemic that has sabotaged the health of our children. To date, WMP’s advocacy work has focused primarily on the toxic effects of mercury—one of the most neurotoxic substances on Earth—and the epidemic of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, plaguing our children. Recent […]

Commentary There is a marked contrast between several teams of prosecutors currently at work in Washington and elsewhere. One team of investigators has been leaking constantly. The other teams have been quiet, only saying something publicly when they are ready to indict someone or hand evidence that they’ve found over to Congress. For the past […]

I’m writing in regard to the article “Yes, Marijuana Can Be Addictive” published in the Sept. 6-12 issue of your newspaper. I am a therapist, specializing in addictions, and have been for 35 years. I have lectured in several countries (China, Canada, USA, Russia, Israel, England) on addictions and related topics, trained addictions counsellors, and […]

Analysis When it comes to military development, four of the key elements are range, yield, accuracy, and numbers (RYAN). I like to personify these elements as “‘RYAN,’ the world’s most important Irishman.” So why is RYAN so important? Because, he is everywhere, on every military research facility, and present in the fears and hopes of […]