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In April 2019 the Houston Chronicle, in collaboration with Science magazine, published an article documenting an extensive FBI investigation into communist China's infiltration of major U.S. medical research institutions. One target was the MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in Houston, Texas. Emory University's medical research institute (Atlanta, Georgia) was also a Chinese bullseye. In June 2019 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) told U.S. Senate investigators that employees at 61 research institutions may have withheld information about undisclosed relations with foreign governments -- meaning undisclosed financial and personal relations that violated strict NIH funding policies. The admission belatedly confirmed a...

It should be glaringly obvious that, if we are shortly going to try to convert to a “net zero” carbon emissions energy system based entirely on wind, sun and batteries, then there needs to be serious focus on the feasibility and costs of such a system. The particular part of such a prospective system that needs the most focus is the method of energy storage, its cost and, indeed, feasibility. That part needs focus because, as wind and solar increase their share of generation over 50% of the total, storage becomes far and away the dominant driver of the total...

When Stephen Breyer was 4 years old, and his father, Irving Breyer, was serving as legal counsel for the San Francisco Board of Education, the San Francisco Examiner ran a story headlined "Court Test Looms in S.F. Student Beating." "The flogging of Robert Troutfelt, a 13-year-old student at Marina Junior High School, showed every indication yesterday of becoming a 'cause celebre,' determining the status of corporal punishment in local schools," said the story. Two days before that, on March 18, 1943, the Examiner had laid out the alleged details of the case. "Upon complaint of George T. Troutfelt, indignant father...

The organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” that has paralyzed downtown Ottawa over the past five days have wasted an extraordinary opportunity to make their protest something other than the “fringe” movement met with the prime minister’s scorn. The deplorable acts committed by some participants have not only disrespected monuments and intimidated people; they have deprived of credibility and impact what could have been a legitimate and powerful expression of democratic dissent.

“You’re a racist!” We’ve all heard that often enough. In fact, as was once said in saner times about opportunistic patriotism, it’s now racism charges that are the last refuge of a scoundrel. But there is a way to counter these scoundrels and seize the advantage. No, the answer isn’t to explain yourself. It’s virtually always the case that racism-charge hurlers don’t care about Truth, anyway, but simply want to hurt you and win. The actual remedy? Remember that the best defense is a good offense and hit them back — hard. And the following short response should become standard...

The following is adapted from a speech delivered at a Hillsdale College reception in Overland Park, Kansas, on November 18, 2021. Here are two questions pertinent to our times: (1) How would you reduce the greatest free republic in history to despotism in a short time? and (2) How would you stop that from happening? The answer to the first question has been provided in these last two disastrous years. The answer to the second has begun to emerge in recent months. Both are worthy of study... In answering the second question, I will tell two stories that are suggestive....

"Mr. Biden's campaign promise that he'd appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court is unfortunate because it elevates skin color over qualifications." Thus, The Wall Street Journal editorial page captured, in one sentence, the sentiment of many if not most of right-of-center white Americans about the president's campaign pledge, which he appears to have every intention to fulfill. But, no pun intended, is it all really so black and white? May we ask if ever there might be justification for taking race and gender into consideration as deciding factors in making a Supreme Court nomination? I believe we can...

Monday through Friday, Tucker Carlson is my daily indulgence. I like that he tackles issues other major media types, even the conservatives, shy away from. I like his sense of humor and his mad cackle. I especially enjoy his monologues, in which he has a knack for summing up in a relatively few minutes issues that are of profound importance to Americans. And here’s something you may not know: It’s not only conservatives like me who watch Tucker. More Democrats watch him than watch competing leftist news shows. The Wrap looked at the numbers in the Nielsen Fusion report for...

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From the left's view, the way to defeat those who have a different perspective is to call them names and blacklist them. One of the easiest things to do is to go along to get along. This is true in so many areas of life, including knowledge of science topics. If you don't have an in-depth knowledge of a particular area of science, the "easiest thing" kicks in rather effortlessly. Alternatively, if you have a depth of knowledge on a particular science topic, things can get a whole lot harder, especially if you challenge the prevailing view on that topic....

��Between 60 and death. It's time to use the money you saved up. Use it and enjoy it. Don't just keep it for those who may have no notion of the sacrifices you made to get it. Remember there is nothing more dangerous than a son or daughter-in-law with big ideas for your hard-earned capital. ��Warning: This is also a bad time for investments, even if it seems wonderful or fool-proof. They only bring problems and worries. This is a time for you to enjoy some peace and quiet. ��Stop worrying about the financial situation of your children and grandchildren,...

Most of us see resident Joe Biden's falling job approval rating as a measure of his declining popularity. But for every candidate, Democrat or Republican, running for the House or Senate this year, Biden's numbers mean political life or death. That is because the president's job approval rating is an extraordinarily important factor in the upcoming midterm elections. Biden's is low and going lower. A recent Pew poll puts Biden at 41% approval, versus 56% disapproval. Those results are very close to the RealClearPolitics average of several polls, which has Biden at 41.4% approval and 54.7% disapproval. If those results...

At the beginning of January, Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, posted a message on Twitter in which he announced that he had just received his Covid vaccine booster and urged others to do likewise. At the end of January, Justin Trudeau posted a message on Twitter in which he announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19. Astoundingly, at the conclusion of his message Trudeau urged everyone to get the shots even though they failed to protect him from the disease. “Everyone, please get vaccinated and get boosted,” he insisted. Trudeau’s message shows the depth of irrationality –...

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Inflation is the worst in 40 years. The price of cars is up 37%. Gas is up 49%. During the last few years, as politicians spent ever more money, experts told us not to worry. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said inflation would be "transitory." Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said, "I don't anticipate inflation is going to be a problem." Now she says, "I'm ready to retire the word transitory." What went wrong? "Big corporations have taken advantage," says Rep. Ted Lieu. Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted: "greedy corporations are charging Americans extra." It's "price gouging." This is nonsense....

Could it get any more blatant than this? Nancy Pelosi has put forward a plan to limit the actual in-person attendance of the upcoming State of the Union address to 25 people. According to Alayna Treene: Scoop: McCarthy told members of Republican leadership at an ELC meeting today that Pelosi told him she was instituting a 25-member attendance cap for Biden's State of the Union address, two sources in the room told @axiosKevin McCarthy is said to have replied that “Democrats fly on planes with more people than they planned to allow on the floor.” This is perfectly understandable. By...

Numbers mean things. Public companies use numbers to convey the health, growth, and promise of their firm. If their numbers are fake, don’t reconcile, or have hidden data not conveyed to the investors, CEOs and CFOs can and do go to prison. Why should election rolls meet a lesser standard? Why do election rolls fail to reconcile internally? Why do election rolls have hundreds to thousands of dead people or voters whose address is a church or RV park? Why are citizens forced to pay $12,500, $30,000, or $5,000 for a single copy of their election roll? Why do most...

Is the climate changing? Yes. Is mankind contributing to the change in climate? Yes. Should major national policy respond to this change? No! Climate changes continuously, both warming and cooling. There is nothing new in this and probably nothing to get excited about. Man inevitably modifies the climate. The only questions are by how much and in which way. Historically, man has modified the landscape sufficiently as to make a noticeable impact on the climate. The essential question we must address is, how much are we, today, impacting the climate, and is that impact harmful? The answer is we don't...

Ok this is a bit of a change of pace: Vietnam yesterday convincingly beat China in their World Cup lead-up contest. Vietnam recently had a very good team, but has recently had troubles. That said, they convincingly beat China. Very good game Vietnam!

The Directors Guild of America is urging the Senate Commerce Committee to reject Joe Biden’s nominee to the FCC, citing Gigi Sohn’s past stances on copyright. The committee was scheduled to take up Sohn’s nomination on Wednesday, but it will be postponed because of the absence of Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), whose office announced that he suffered a stroke. He is expected to make a full recovery... In confirmed, Sohn would give Democrats a majority in the FCC, giving them the votes needed to restore net neutrality rules or take a harder line against media concentration. But industry lobbyists,...