Month: August 2021

Feedback

My wife and I really enjoy reading The Epoch Times, both in print and online. A couple of articles in one of the recent editions (June 30–July 6) left us feeling like we needed to give some feedback. First, the article [“Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products” by Fred…


South African Scientists Flag Concerning New COVID-19 Strain

South African scientists have been keeping a close eye on a new COVID-19 variant because of “its concerning constellations of mutations.” The variant, called C.1.2, was first identified in May in South Africa. The scientists have posted a preprint study, saying the new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus variant shares mutations with other more transmissible…


A Global Warming Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, it was called global warming, and the people were led to fear extreme heat. Then it turned cold at times, and the big bad climate alarmists changed global warming to climate change to cover their mistakes. Then somebody slipped up and admitted that the last ice age had volatile weather, and…


Asian Stocks Follow Wall St Higher Amid Virus Uncertainty

BEIJING—Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday as investors weighed the economic impact of the spread of the coronavirus’s Delta variant and Wall Street ended August with a gain for the seventh straight month. Shanghai and Hong Kong retreated while Tokyo and South Korea advanced. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 declined 0.1 percent from the previous…


Professor Natelson’s Article

I want to thank you and professor Robert G. Natelson for his article on understanding the constitution [printed in the July 7–13 “Defending the Constitution” special edition]. I believe that it should be read by every American and taught in our schools. I also believe that he is right about those who ignore the well-crafted…


Colorado Mandates Vaccines for Health Care Workers

Colorado health care workers at some 3,800 facilities across the state must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October as a condition of employment under a temporary emergency rule approved by the state board of health on Monday evening. The mandate was approved in a 6–1 vote in an emergency session, and comes…


Live Q&A: Biden Defends Leaving Americans in Afghanistan; New Terror War Starts on ISIS

President Joe Biden defended the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, noting that “this is the way the mission was designed,” and pointed blame at several factors ranging from the retreat of the Afghan armed forces to the policies of former President Donald Trump. And in other news, several new efforts are underway to fight against the…


Black Doll Incident at California School Renews Debate Over CRT, Ethnic Studies

Students and parents packed a recent school board meeting in Salinas, Calif., alleging “white supremacy” over photographs of a black baby doll posted on an Instagram account and demanding “restorative justice.” The images showed the doll being run over by a vehicle and posed in front of an ambulance. The doll was called Shaniqua in the…


Leadership, Family, and the Arts: A Conversation With Warburg Realty CEO Frederick W. Peters

Warburg Realty is the largest independent real estate broker in New York City. Founded in 1896, it has brokered many of New York’s great houses and apartments. CEO Frederick Peters has led the company for three decades, through the global financial crisis and the pandemic. A musical composer by training, with a deep love of…


CCP Virus Impact on Health Care Shakes Up Medicare Trustees’ Projections for 2021 Report

Projecting the future of the biggest federal healthcare program became much more difficult because of the impact on treatment patterns by the CCP virus, according to the 2021 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI)Trust Fund. The 273-page report was…