News Commentary

Taiwan’s Prosperity Proves that Socialism Not Sanctions Causes Cuba’s Economic Failure

News Commentary / Cuba, Economic Failure, Sanctions, Socialism, Taiwan

In the early seventies, Cuba and Taiwan shared similar economic conditions that should have led them to be prosperous nations. However, the two islands took opposite paths. As a free nation today, Taiwan’s GDP is eight times that of communist Cuba. Contrast Cuba with Taiwan The similarities are striking. Both islands are close to significant …

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Why Electric Vehicles Are Losing Their Spark with Millennials

News Commentary / Educational, Electric Vehicles, electric vs fuel cars, Millennials, Society & Culture

Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. conducted a poll that revealed a surprising trend among American millennial electric vehicle (EV) owners. It found that a significant 57 percent are considering reverting to gasoline-powered cars. The primary reasons cited for the change include range anxiety, home charging challenges, difficulties while on the road and the overall high …

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From Diversity to Discontent

News Commentary / DEI, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Why Businesses Are Fleeing DEI For years, the woke establishment has championed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as essential frameworks for workplaces. Thus, the avant-garde corporate world has invested heavily in these programs, creating departments and setting goals. However, a rising tide of reaction is forcing some businesses to restructure or abandon their DEI …

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From Science Fiction to Reality

News Commentary / AI-driven nation, AlphaGo, Artificial Intelligence, China

China Expands the Role of AI in its Military Artificial Intelligence (AI) has dramatically changed aspects of our lives, bringing remarkable advancements in warfare, healthcare, transportation and communication. Despite some benefits, AI poses catastrophic risks if malcontents exploit it. Indeed, developers should have thought of its misuse before developing it. However, AI’s greatest threat to …

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Why Are Signs Appearing in the Heavens, and What Do They Mean?

News Commentary / Aurora Borealis, biblical, Fatima, millennial signs, signs

By all metrics, the skies of 2024 are overwhelming in their display of the extraordinary. Celestial spectacles are appearing with increasing frequency for those who know how to gaze heavenward in wonder. Many witnessed eclipses on March 25 and April 8, which darkened many parts of the earth. However, the most spectacular displays were the …

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Is Cancel Culture Being Canceled?

News Commentary / cancel culture, polarization

Cancel culture, once a dominant force on social media and public discourse, is now showing serious signs of wear. This trend involves calling out and boycotting individuals or organizations for perceived wrongdoings. It is losing its grip on the collective consciousness. Public opinion has long understood that grave social evils must be called out and …

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Putin’s Fading Empire

Leave a Comment / News Commentary / birth-rate, population trends, Putin, Ukraine

The Impact of the War on Ukraine and Russia’s Population Crisis The Kremlin’s propaganda campaign likes to portray the Russia of President Vladimir Putin as a pro-family oasis amid a decadent liberal world. However, when one crunches the numbers, the situation in Russia is every bit as bad as the world as a whole. Russia …

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How Modern Psychology Caused the Current Mental Health Crisis

Leave a Comment / News Commentary / Catholisicm, mental health crisis, modern psychology, St Thomas Aquinas

America is being overwhelmed with a public health crisis. This is evidenced in rising levels of anxiety, depression, isolation, drug addiction, suicide and other psychological disorders, not to mention the deviations of homosexuality and transgenderism, which modern psychology largely fosters. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the crisis, with a notable impact on the elderly and young, …

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Is Hell A Deterrent To Crime?

News Commentary / hell

A recent study by psychology Professor Azim F. Shariff from the University of Oregon, supports in part what the Catholic Church has been teaching for the last 2000 years about justice and Hell. Professor Shariff made a comprehensive analysis of 26 years of data involving 143 197 people from 67 countries and discovered that “a …

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Declining Fertility Rates and Robot Babies

News Commentary / Family, fertility rates, robot babies

With the world population growth slowing, some countries are staring at the grim prospects of the unbalanced demographics in the workforce and the dire economic consequences this will cause. As a result, some curious efforts to bolster diminishing birth rates have surfaced, not least of which is the invention and promotion of robotic babies in …

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