Neil Campbell

Neil lives in Canada and writes about society and politics.

A man walks past The Washington Post building on August 5, 2013 in Washington, D.C., after it was announced that Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos had agreed to purchase the Post for USD 250 million. The Washington Post correction of a January story about Donald Trump’s call to a Georgia official reveals gaps in big media’s integrity standards.

Belated Washington Post Correction on Trump Georgia Story Highlights Slipping Integrity in Media

Criticism of establishment media’s journalistic integrity is mounting after a Washington Post correction was issued for a story that the publication ran in early January, based on anonymous sources, about a call former President Donald...

Policemen stand in the middle as activists (L) of the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) and supporters (R) of opposition coalition of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) party confront during the Pakistan Senate election, outside the Senate building in Islamabad on March 12, 2021.

‘Chinese Spy Cameras’ Found in Pakistan Senate Secret Ballot

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan made gains in his control over the Pakistan Senate after a candidate backed by his Party was elected as Chairman in a vote rife with controversy, strengthening Khan’s control over...

US President Joe Biden (L), with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd L), meets virtually with members during the Quad Summit of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S., in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2021. While the Quad focused on countering the Chinese Communist Party in the Asia-Pacific region under President Trump, the emphasis has instead changed to vaccine diplomacy and carbon-based climate change issues.

Quad Summit Shifts Gears from Countering Communist China to Vaccines, Carbon Emissions

Leaders of Australia, Japan, India, and the United States met for the Quad Summit, an unofficial alliance between the four countries, in a virtual teleconference on March 12. U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State...

IOC president Thomas Bach at a launching ceremony as mascots of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon are unveiled at Shougang Ice Hockey Arena on September 17, 2019 in Beijing, China. Bach shook hands with the Chinese Communist Party on a deal to have the IOC purchase olympic vaccines from Sinopharm and Sinovac.

IOC Makes Deal With Communist China for Olympic Vaccines

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made a deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to purchase and supply China’s state-owned Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines to Olympic athletes at the coming July Tokyo Olympics and...

A used face mask sits in the side gutter approaching the Harbour Bridge on April 10, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. On March 11, a Florida Governor Ron Desantis Executive Order struck down all fines issued by local governments in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

DeSantis Executive Order Strikes Down COVID-19 Fines in Florida

Residents of Florida have seen all fines related to enforcement of pandemic measures struck down by a Republican Governor Ron Desantis Executive Order issued on March 11. “A categorical, statewide remission of fines related to...

This photograph taken on March 5, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva. The WHO said its verdict on the Coronavirus origin may not come for years at a press conference in London on March 10.

Wuhan Trip to Determine Coronavirus Origin Clouded by Politics: WHO Official

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the disease the organization dubbed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), will be known “fairly soon,” according to a statement on March 10...

Illustration picture shows a student with VR virtual reality glasses during a royal visit to the T2 - Technologie- en Talent - campus in Genk, Tuesday 29 January 2019. Facebook Reality Labs announced it would bring the human race augmented reality “paradigm shift,” changing the way we interact with computers all together

Facebook Reality Labs AR Glasses Seek ‘Paradigm Shift’ in how Humans Interact With Computers

Facebook Reality Labs is marching forward on the path to augmented reality (AR) in what it calls a “paradigm shift in how humans interact with computers” by way of a pair of artificial intelligence-driven glasses. ...

In this screenshot from the DNCC’s livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) announces the Nevada delegates during the virtual convention on August 18, 2020. Electors backed by the Democratic Socialists of America swept the entire Democratic Party of Nevada in a March 6 election.

Socialist Takeover of All 5 Nevada Democratic Party Seats Will ‘Push the Party to the Left’: Expert

All Nevada Democratic Party staff members have quit after every seat was lost in a recent internal election to Democratic Socialists of America candidates, according to a report by The Intercept. The article describes the...

Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) poses for a photo on his campaign website, Jared Golden for Congress. Golden was the sole Democrat to vote against the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan $1.9 trillion spending package, which passed the house by a vote of 220-211 on March 10.

Maine’s Jared Golden Only Democrat Dissent as House Passes Final $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan

The House of Representatives, sans Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), passed the final version of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan spending bill on March 10. The Act will now be sent to President...

An exterior view of Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport on February 20, 2021 in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Air travellers arriving on February 22 or after must now stay three nights in Canada hotel quarantine and take a PCR test on arrival, at their own cost, to enter Canada

Canada’s Hotel Quarantine Scheme: Anything but Rest and Relaxation

On Feb. 12, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his Canada hotel quarantine measures to battle against the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus pandemic. Travelers entering Canada would be required to quarantine in a government-appointed hotel for three...

On Friday, New York Governor Democrat Andrew Cuomo declared he has no intention of resigning, despite the growing allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

New York Democrats Clamor for Cuomo’s Resignation in Harassment Scandal

New York Democrat calls for beleaguered Governor Andrew Cuomo to tender his resignation intensified after two additional women came forward to accuse the Democrat of sexual harassment on Sunday, bringing the total to five. The...

A man waits at a bus stop that displays the national debt of the United States on June 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats pushed through the controversial $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 by a 50 - 49 partisan vote.

Senate Passes Controversial $1.9 Trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’ Spending Package After 24 Hour Session

The United States Senate passed the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 6. The vote was along partisan lines and passed by a 50-49 margin. Republican Senator Dan Sullivan...

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