In Law & Liberty, James Hankins seeks advice on our current social ills from 14th century Italian scholar Francesco Petrarch. Pointing his finger at an education system that had lost its way, Petrarch demanded that the universities of his time stop sowing social discord and refocus on instructing their students in the timeless pursuit of truth and knowledge. Considering the state of campuses today, it’s still good advice, says Hankins.
Anywhere could become the next Pearl Harbor
At The Free Press, Aaron MacLean paints an intriguing – and alarming – strategic portrait of the implications for 21st century warfare of Ukraine’s daring and imaginative infiltration-based drone strikes on Russia’s strategic bombers parked thousands of kilometres behind the frontlines. MacLean’s message in a nutshell: Western leaders, expect unexpected attacks anytime, anywhere by China against your most expensive military assets.