Bob Neal: The Countryman: Bad actors can hide behind technology

Columns & Analysis

Published
July 1, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Bad actors can hide behind technology

Through lack of legislative oversight, we have let a system arise in which the vast majority of “information” made public is not subject to screening. The companies that host these postings, such as Facebook and Twitter, bear no responsibility, pay no price, for what’s on their sites.
Published
June 30, 2023

Austin Bay: The Wagner Revolt leaves losers worldwide

Mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin didn't dispute Russian President Vladimir Putin's big lie about the Ukraine War, that Russia is fighting Nazis and NATO. The merc commander did something more lethal: He directly challenged the Kremlin's veneer of competence and its mystical trust in overwhelming Russian military might.
Published
June 29, 2023

Cal Thomas: Whom to believe?

If everyone has their own “truth,” then nothing can be said to be true. If we no longer teach — even impose — virtue and the importance of good character, then we get their opposite.
Published
June 28, 2023

Rich Lowry: The tragedy of Russia

The West may be naïve, feckless, foolhardy or self-destructive, but its model of stable, accountable, democratic government is a great advance in human welfare. Without it, you get a Vladimir Putin reportedly fleeing his capital in fear and a Yevgeny Prigozhin likely to experience an unfortunate fall out of a window sometime soon.
Published
June 26, 2023

Trudeau diversified Canada’s economy like no one before

Canada already is the fastest-growing economy after the U.S. in the G7 this year and will probably repeat that performance in 2024, according to economist forecasts compiled by Bloomberg. It will be No. 1 in 2025 with gross domestic product expanding 2.3%.

Published
June 25, 2023

Clarence Page: After a half-century in journalism, I advise caution in your search for truth

Today’s media environment puts more of an obligation on news consumers than ever before to check your sources with no less skepticism than you show toward the old-school mainstream media. We owe at least that much attention to the search for truth, which never ends.
Published
June 25, 2023

Cal Thomas: China’s economy and America’s opportunity

Now may be the ideal time for the U.S. to respond to the threat of Chinese expansionism where it hurts the most: China’s economy.
Published
June 25, 2023

Austin Bay: American civil society needs a warfighting awareness

Enemy actions confirm the brutal truth: America's homicidal foes make America a battleground.
Published
June 25, 2023

Froma Harrop: Oh, the humanity! Back to the office

Employees unhappy over orders to return to the office are evidently tearing their garments with grief. But they may need the garments to keep their current employment, and we're not talking about pajamas.
Published
June 25, 2023

Rich Lowry: The Titan disaster shows the allure and terror of the sea

There's a tragic poetry to the debris of the vessel being found 1,700 feet from the bow of the Titanic, the watchword for disaster at sea that has been the object of fascination since it went down in the North Atlantic in 1912.

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