Month: June 2021

Rep. Lauren Boebert Can Block People on Personal Twitter Account, Judge Rules

A federal judge has sided with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in a First Amendment lawsuit, allowing the first-time Congresswoman to continue blocking a critic on her personal Twitter account. Boebert, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, blocked former state Rep. Brianna Buentello, a Democrat, after Buentello criticized Boebert’s remarks in the days leading…


CCP Scrambles to Keep Its World Factory Status by Rolling Out Drastic Measures

The CCP’s recent policies to encourage the birth of a third child, crack down on private tutoring, and train skilled workers have all been attributed to the CCP’s recognition of a looming crisis in China’s manufacturing sector, some say. A key factor in encouraging childbirth involves the CCP’s Ministry of Education which has set up…


China Scrambles to Keep Its World Factory Status by Rolling Out Drastic Measures

China’s recent policies to encourage the birth of a third child, crack down on private tutoring, and train skilled workers have all been attributed to the CCP’s recognition of a looming crisis in China’s manufacturing sector, some say. A key factor in encouraging childbirth involves the CCP’s Ministry of Education which has set up an…


Film Review: ‘F9: The Fast Saga’: Dumbing Down Audiences Fast

PG-13 | 2h 25min | Action, Adventure, Crime | 25 June 2021 (USA) Remember the summer blockbuster? That bonafide, rock-your-world, super-fun rollercoaster ride that everybody buzzed about for an entire summer? Like “Jaws,” “Jurassic Park,” “Star Wars,” “Back to the Future,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and “Top Gun”? How far our hallowed American summer…


Beijing’s Ambitions and Tactics to Control Southeast Asia

Commentary The Chinese regime’s tactics of global domination largely focus on periphery diplomacy, strategically focusing on Southeast Asia, where Beijing has made some progress as seen by the shift of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s stance toward China. Southeast Asia includes the Indochina Peninsula and the Malay Archipelago. It is at a crossroad of Oceania, the…


2 House Republicans Vote With Democrats to Create Select Committee to Investigate Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol incident in a vote that fell mainly along partisan lines. Two Republicans joined all Democrats in creating the commission. They were Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), both frequent critics of former President Donald…


The Purists of the Campus

Commentary A couple of years ago, while doing a week of lectures in Australia, I was told by my hosts of an initiative to start a small Western Civilization degree program at the University of Sydney and other colleges in the nation. The program would be but one portion of the giant slate of offerings to…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (June 30)

Regulators slap a record fine on trading app Robinhood. Why was it fined and how much does it have to pay? House buyers are fighting over homes. Supply doesn’t nearly meet demand and prices see the biggest gain in over 30 years. Some are bidding up to $1million dollars over the asking price to win the bid. A trade…


Biden Reveals ‘Catch-Up’ Plan to Curtail US Wildfires

President Joe Biden shared his administration’s plan to deal with the intensifying wildfires in the Western U.S. at a White House Meeting on Wednesday with western state governors, calling the fires a problem that affects everyone. Biden told the governors he had been briefed twice about the current wildfire readiness of federal and state agencies and…


Amazon Seeks Recusal of FTC Chair and Antitrust Hawk Lina Khan

Amazon has filed a request asking for newly minted Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to be recused on antitrust matters related to the online retail giant, citing concerns about lack of impartiality in light of her past criticisms of the company, according to documents filed with the agency. “Given her long track record…