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Matthew Medinsky

Australian Foreign Minister’s Vietnam Trip Should Promote Rights

This week, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong will travel to Vietnam to meet her counterpart, Bui Thanh Son. Australia’s relationship with Vietnam is important given Vietnam’s impressive economic growth and its geopolitical position as

Innovation and Ritual: An Interview with Peter Barsoom

Meet Peter Barsoom, the visionary founder and CEO of 1906: where cannabis meets intention, elegance, and modern wellness. With nearly two decades of experience at financial giants like American Express, Peter left Wall Street in 2015 to for

Lebanon: Israeli Forces Occupied, Vandalized Schools

(Beirut) – Israeli ground forces occupied schools across southern Lebanon during hostilities with Hezbollah between September and November 2024 and in the weeks that followed and, in at least two schools, appear to have intentionally vanda

Klaus Schwab is left with nothing, and he won’t be happy

Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, has been exposed by his own board for widespread misconduct and corruption, George Christensen writes. A Swiss-led internal investigation uncovered luxury expenses, misuse of funds and poli

Karl Marx claimed he was an atheist but displayed satanic tendencies

Last month, Dr. Jordan B Peterson sat down with Dr. Paul Kengor to discuss the lifestyle, writings and religious ideations of Karl Marx, how communist dogma evolved through modern day and why equal outcome (equity) is wrong on the level of

Open Letter to New Zealand First MPs: The Gene Technology Bill is a threat to all life

In an open letter calling for New Zealand First MPs, Mary Hobbs warned of the threat the proposed Gene Technology Bill poses to the country’s food, farms and environment, and called for the MPs to vote “No” when the Bill returns to Parliame

Venezuela: Political Persecution a Year After Elections

(Washington, DC) – Venezuelan authorities are carrying out widespread abuses against critics through politically motivated arrests, a year after the presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today.Hours after polls closed on July 28, 2

Psychedelic Renaissance: The History and Rebirth of Psilocybin Mushrooms

Scientifically speaking, psilocybin mushrooms are a polyphyletic or informal group of fungi that contain a psychoactive compound called psilocybin. When consumed, this mind-altering substance eventually turns into psilocin. Over 180 species

Midazolam murder: “If you want to kill somebody, get a doctor or a nurse to do it”

Derek Dimmock, an 86-year-old man from Putney, UK, was admitted to the Royal Trinity Hospice in June 2020 with gout and later died under controversial circumstances. His family is alleging he was involuntarily euthanised using midazolam, a

Is the West Doomed to Repeat Japan’s Fatal Financial Mistakes?

Japan’s dazzling economy was second only to the U.S., with incredible technological leadership, industrial productivity, and an enormous trade surplus. Then it collapsed into three decades of stagnation. Symptoms of the disease that destroy

Kaja Kallas is the real threat to Europe

While Ursula von der Leyen may have survived yesterday’s vote of no confidence, the result has laid bare growing cross-party discontent with her increasingly authoritarian leadership. Support for the European President is eroding. The most

From corrupt UK judges to the hidden history of giants, I’m clearing out items from my to-do list. But before I do, here they are

My list of articles, videos and resources that I thought looked interesting and intended to take a look at but have never found the time continuously grows. As a way of clearing my desk, so to speak, I am briefly listing and describing som

Prostate Disease (Part One)

Prostate cancer is a common type of cancer that affects men, with almost one in three men over the age of 50 being affected. It is believed that half of all men have cancer of the prostate when they die, although most of them were not awar

Study Finds Elevated Cardiovascular Risk After Early Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries for women in the United States. The procedure involves removing the uterus, which means no more periods and no possibility of pregnancy. About 600,000 hysterectomies are done each year, and b

Insomnia and Sleeping Pills Raise the Risk of Disability in Older Adults

Insomnia is often dismissed as a nuisance or an inevitable part of aging. But it's far more than that. It's a condition that robs you of your ability to function — physically, emotionally, and mentally. When left unaddressed, chronic insomn