Month: June 2022

Forecasting This Year’s Midterm House Election

Commentary We recently completed a study, “A Model to Forecast Midterm House Election,” that has been published in Social Science Research Network (SSRN). This study identified the major socio-economic and political factors that determine the swing of seats by political party during midterm elections for the House of Representatives. Various statistical measures (R-squared = 0.95)…


Pennsylvania Legislation Would Give Parents Say Over Sexual Content in Schools

In response to parental outrage over sexually explicit school library books and class curriculum, two measures passed in the Pennsylvania Senate this week aim to provide parents with transparency and control over access to these materials. Books such as “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe; “It’s Perfectly Normal” by Robie H. Harris; and “Fun…


Pennsylvania Bill Would Give Parents Say Over Sexual Content in Schools

In response to parental outrage over sexually explicit school library books and class curriculum, two bills passed this week in the Pennsylvania Senate aim to provide parents with transparency and control over access to these materials. Books such as “Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe; “It’s Perfectly Normal” by Robie H. Harris; and “Fun…


Veteran on Cross-Country Trek for Freedoms Joined by 1,000 Supporters on Last Leg of Journey: Photo Report

OTTAWA—Military veteran James Topp was joined by over 1,000 supporters on June 30 as he arrived in Ottawa on the way to his final stop, the War Memorial—more than four months after he began his walk across Canada from the Terry Fox statue in downtown Vancouver on Feb. 20. #jamestopp @CanadaMarches pic.twitter.com/Rj6ZukSat7 — Noé Chartier…


Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich Will Remain Behind Bars to Await Bail Hearing on July 5

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich will remain in jail until July 5, when a full-day bail hearing will be held. Lich was initially set to attend a bail hearing on June 29, but following a series of delays, the court announced on June 30 that a full-day hearing will be held on July 5 instead. On…


International Religious Freedom Summit 2022: The Persecution of Falun Gong in China

The Epoch Times will livestream the International Religious Freedom Summit 2022 panel “Pandemic, Persecution, and Pushback—Trends and Analysis from the Suppression of Falun Gong” on June 30, 2022, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. ET. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an ancient mind-and-body meditation practice…


Abandoning God May Lead to Disastrous Consequences

Commentary While the Australian legal tradition cannot lay claim to the historical depth it has in the United States; it was nevertheless built on solid religious foundations. The island nation has remarkable Christian influences—starting with the first British fleet departing for Australia in 1787 when Captain Arthur Phillip was instructed to enforce due observance of…


7 Types of Facial Wrinkles and What They Say About Your Internal Health

Facial wrinkles are not only a sign of aging, but can also reflect the health status of our organs. Reducing wrinkles can even protect our organs. The skin is the largest organ of the human body, and the health of the body is often reflected on the surface of the skin. When a person is…


6 Things You May Not Know About Medicare

Whether or not you are on Social Security at age 65, you are eligible for Medicare, as long as you are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. Medicare is federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and for some younger people with disabilities. Most people on Medicare have helped fund it over the…


Author Matt Palumbo Lays Out How George Soros Has Significant Control Over Media Narratives

Matt Palumbo, author of “The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros,” details billionaire George Soros’s connection to American politics, and illustrates how Soros controls not only what is written about him, but also influences how the American public perceives news events. Soros created a financial concept called reflexivity, which Palumbo…