Month: February 2022

Larry Elder Debunks Black Lives Matter Leader Who Said ‘Poverty Causes Crime’

Recently, the head of the Black Lives Matter chapter in New York said, “Crime is caused by poverty.” However, Larry Elder says the opposite is true: Some areas with high poverty don’t have much criminal activity, but areas with a lot of crime tend to have a lot of poverty. In addition, the “war on…


Professionalism, Leadership, and Honor: Some Lessons From ‘Once an Eagle’

In an online article about military readiness, retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General Greg Newbold blasts our senior politicians and military leaders who “seem to have developed a form of dementia when it comes to warfare.” Newbold takes these leaders to task for stressing green energy policies, critical race theory, and wokeness instead of focusing on…


Current State of the Trucking Industry in America

Commentary  Every product in America travels on some type of truck. Trucking moves roughly 70 percent of all freight in the United States and nearly 80 percent of American consumers depend on trucking for the delivery of everyday items and commodities, and specialty items like medicines, fuels, and raw materials. Industries like construction, healthcare, and…


$7.8M Frozen: Targeting of Convoy Supporters’ Bank Accounts Draws Fire at Finance Committee

Opposition MPs are criticizing the government’s freezing of Canadians’ bank accounts without a court order under Emergencies Act measures after it was revealed that at least 206 accounts totalling $7.8 million have been frozen due to support of the Freedom Convoy. Government officials were questioned on the issue during a Finance Committee (FINA) meeting on…


Ukrainian Community in Canada Hopeful but on Edge as Tensions Escalate With Russia

Iryna Matsiuk checks the news as soon as she wakes up each morning, hoping the escalating Russian-Ukrainian crisis won’t put her family in harm’s way. Matsiuk, who has been living in Saskatoon since 2011, has a sister living in the capital city of Kyiv and her mother and grandmother live in the northwestern area of…


Microsoft Security Chief Stresses on Importance of Combating Cyberattacks Through Cloud Adoption

Microsoft Corp.’s new security chief, Charlie Bell, emphasized the importance of solving cyberattacks by embracing cloud, the Wall Street Journal reports. Microsoft has built a $15 billion business and one of the world’s most enormous private cyber armies to counter cyberattacks. WSJ notes that U.S. banks flagged nearly $600 million in ransomware payments during the first…


The Invisible ‘Energy Transition’

Commentary  The world, we’re told, is not only undergoing an “energy transition” but an “accelerating” one. Except it’s not. This is not to suggest there’s anything false in all the headlines about record increases in electric car sales, or huge plans for more solar and wind installations, or massive government spending and mandates to effect…


Selling Fentanyl Should Be Charged as Homicide: Riverside County District Attorney

Selling fentanyl should be charged as homicide, on top of drug trafficking, a district attorney told the EpochTV’s “California Insider” program, where he explained the danger of fentanyl and what his office is doing to fight the deadly opioid crisis originating from “pure greed.” “The dealers are not trying to kill their clients. They just…


Standup Comedy Magician ‘The Amazing Johnathan’ Dies of Heart Disease

Johnathan Edward Szeles, who gained mainstream fame and was a year-round headliner in Las Vegas for his standup comedy and magic shows, has died from a terminal heart condition, according to reports. He was 63. Szeles, better known by his stage name “The Amazing Johnathan” died in his sleep around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday at…


California Medical Board is Lenient with Misconduct: Patient Rights Advocate

A patients’ rights advocate is criticizing the California Medical Board for allegedly imposing mild penalties for doctor misconduct. Marian Hollingsworth became a patient rights advocate after her father died from antipsychotic drugs prescribed without her knowledge or consent. “Consent forms were falsified,” Hollingsworth said on EpochTV’s “California Insider” program. After her father’s passing, the doctor…