Month: January 2023

The Film That Turned Dietrich Bonhoeffer Toward Pacifism—and Away From Nationalism

Commentary In 1936, the University of Berlin revoked the teaching certificate of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young Christian theologian who would eventually be hanged by the Nazis for joining a secret resistance movement against Adolf Hitler. The move came after Bonhoeffer was denounced as a “pacifist and enemy of the state” by Theodor Heckel, a leader…


McCarthy Appoints Detractors to Key House Committee After Speaker Standoff

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has selected two of the 20 Republican holdouts who delayed his election as speaker to serve on the House Rules Committee. Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), both members of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, will serve on the influential panel. McCarthy announced the committee memberships in…


McCarthy Appoints GOP Detractors to House Rules Committee After Speaker Standoff

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has selected two of the 20 Republican holdouts who delayed his election as speaker to serve on the House Rules Committee. Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), both members of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, will serve on the influential panel. McCarthy announced the committee memberships in…


Wind Turbine Failures Becoming More Frequent, Wind Power Costs Rise as Wildlife Affected Negatively

Wind turbines across the United States have been failing more frequently in recent times, triggering concerns about additional costs resulting from such failures as well as their impact on wind-power projects. Offshore wind farms, deployed in the name of environmentalism, are now seen as disastrous for ocean life. Some turbine failure include the one in…


DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Google in New Escalation

The Department of Justice and eight states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Alphabet-owned Google, calling for the breakup of the firm’s ad-technology business and alleging it’s engaged in monopolistic practices. “Google abuses its monopoly power to disadvantage website publishers and advertisers who dare to use competing ad tech products in a search for higher quality, or…


Governments Doubled Down on Lockdowns After Evidence Proved They Were Ineffective: Professor

A newly released essay by Douglas Allen, professor of economics at Simon Fraser University, examines why governments repeatedly used lockdowns during COVID-19 even after it became clear lockdowns were ineffective and “failed to isolate the virus and stop it from spreading.” Lockdowns were sustained with political support, suggests Allen, and lockdowns had “many winners.” He…


Toronto Police Search for up to 15 Youths in Alleged Assault of TTC Workers

Toronto police said they are looking for a group of up to 15 male youths who reportedly assaulted Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) workers on a bus on Jan. 23. Three uniformed TTC employees were allegedly attacked by the youths on a bus near Kennedy Road and Merrian Road in Scarborough, northeast of Toronto. Police said in a…


LIVE 2:30 PM ET: Michigan Senate Education Committee Discusses Bill to Improve English Proficiency

The Michigan State Senate Education Committee discusses a bill from 1:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 24 to improve student’s English proficiency. The Epoch Times will livestream the meeting. …


Classified Documents Discovered at Home of Former Vice President Mike Pence

Documents with classification markings were found at Mike Pence’s home, lawyers for the former vice president say. A “small number of documents bearing classified markings” were found on Jan. 16, Greg Jacob, one of the lawyers, informed the National Archives and Records Administration in a Jan. 18 letter obtained by The Epoch Times. The discovery…


White House Holds Daily Briefing

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 1:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 24. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …