President Joe Biden visited Georgia on his 100th day in office to build momentum for his newest spending plans. Meanwhile, Trump supporters lined the sidewalks in protest. The U.S. Supreme Court sided with an illegal immigrant over the deportation process. What could it mean for immigration enforcement? Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani accuses the Justice Department…
Biden Versus Scott
Commentary The contrast between President Biden’s first address to Congress last Wednesday night and the Republican response delivered by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reminded me of another occasion between one long-winded and another profound speaker. It was 1863 and the nationally known orator Edward Everett was the featured speaker in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the soldiers who had died during that…
Chinese Smart TV Cancels Partnership With Big Data Firm After Claims It Was Monitoring Households
Recently, a mainland Chinese netizen named “v64500” wrote on the online forum “V2EX” that his internet-connected television was scanning electronic devices in his house and uploading the data to a company called “Gozen Data.” The netizen revealed that his television is a mainland Chinese brand called “Skyworth.” The netizen thought the television was a bit slow…
Smart TVs Are Used by the Chinese Regime’s Big Data Company to Monitor Chinese Households
Recently, a mainland Chinese netizen named “v64500” wrote on the online forum “V2EX” that his internet-connected television was scanning electronic devices in his house and uploading the data to a company called “Gozen Data.” The netizen revealed that his television is a mainland Chinese brand called “Skyworth.” The netizen thought the television was a bit slow…
UK Photographer Spots Incredibly Rare White Robin–and the Photos Are Breathtaking
An incredibly rare, completely white robin has been spotted in the UK after a woman took up bird photography during lockdown. The eye-catching bird is thought to be one of just a handful ever pictured and is all the more unique because it is entirely—rather than partially—white. The striking robin—usually known for its iconic red…
Creative Dad Builds a Miniature Version of Family’s Land Rover for Car Obsessed Son
A loving father made his car-obsessed son’s dream come true by building a miniature version of the family’s Land Rover for him. Richard Yeomans, 48, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, South West England, recreated his marine blue Land Rover series 3 right down to the tiniest detail for his 4-year-old son, Sydney. The replica version of the car was made…
GOP Lawmakers Urge Biden to Take Tougher Stance on Chinese Regime After First Speech to Congress
Republican lawmakers have criticized President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress for not taking a tough enough stance against the Chinese communist regime, especially over its severe human rights abuses. Biden, in remarks to a joint session of Congress on April 28, warned that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is “deadly earnest on becoming the most…
Arizona: 1 Officer Killed, 1 Hurt by Suspect in Stolen Car
GILBERT, Ariz.—A suspect in a stolen car struck and killed one officer and critically injured another during a wild chase involving gunfire and multiple law enforcement agencies in the suburbs of Phoenix, authorities said Thursday. Chandler Police Officer Christopher Farrar was killed and a Gilbert Police officer was hospitalized in critical condition, their departments said….
An ‘Academical Village’ as a Model for a New Republic
April 30, 2021
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If you had traveled with the Marquis de Lafayette to the Piedmont region of Virginia in 1824, you would have been amazed to come upon a beautifully proportioned village being built in the finest tradition of Renaissance planning. Ten pavilions, connected by colonnades extending from a great building resembling the Roman Pantheon, rose impressively above…
EU Parliament: COVID-19 Pass Should Guarantee Free Movement
BRUSSELS—European lawmakers said Thursday that COVID-19 certificates aimed at facilitating travel across the European Union should be enough to move freely this summer, a position likely to clash with member states’ prerogatives in their upcoming negotiations. EU legislators said Thursday in their negotiating position on the European Commission’s proposal that EU governments shouldn’t impose quarantines,…
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