John Robson: There’s Hope of Saving Western Civilization, Which Is Declining by Choice, Not Fate

Published on June 18, 2024

Commentary It would be hard to find a civilization anywhere that has delivered more to its inhabitants than the modern West, from freedom of choice to prosperity to security to dazzling cultural opportunities, with Bach, hip-hop, and “Ghost Chickens in the Sky” all just a click away. But also hard to find one less self-assured and resolute mentally, morally, or militarily. What on Earth, or some other locale, has happened to us and what can we do about it? By now the attempted suicide of the West is painfully obvious. As Avi Abraham Benlolo recently wrote regarding Hamas, “By attempting to force Israel into a ceasefire with a madman with an end-of-time plan, the international community reveals an utter weakness that is undermining western civilization.”...

Continue reading on website
Other news

Emissions Cap Not Possible Without Oil, Gas Production Cuts: Deloitte

June 18, 2024
Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says.The Alberta government-commissioned report—a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press—aims to assess the economic impact of the proposed cap.Its findings contradict the federal go

75 Million Americans Under Heat Advisories as Agencies Warn of Heat Stroke

June 18, 2024
The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that tens of millions of Americans are currently under heat advisories as high temperatures continue to impact the Midwest and East Coast this week.A tracker run by the NWS shows that some 76 million people are in areas where the agency declared either an Excessive Heat Warning, a Heat Advisory, or an Excessive Heat Watch.Much of the Midwest and Northe