Month: April 2023

Alexander Adams: ‘We Should Be Unashamed to Protect and Promote High Culture’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Alexander Adams, artist, art critic and cultural commentator. Alexander’s latest book ‘Artivism: The Battle for Museums in the Era of Postmodernism’ examines the origins, aims and spread of artivism. He says this fusion of art and activism is putting the very existence of Britain’s cultural institutions at risk. …


Hikvision Embraces its Record Decline in Business After US Sanctions

Impacted by the U.S. sanctions, Chinese surveillance tech giant Hikvision recently reported the worst performance in its 20-year history, with revenue and net profits dwindling. Hikvision admitted in its 2022 annual report (pdf) released on April 15 that the company had experienced negative profit growth, something it had never seen in the 21 years since…


IN-DEPTH: Texas Ranchers Share Brutal Reality of Living Near Southern Border

With U.S. Code Title 42 set to expire on May 3, ranchers in South Texas are bracing for what they expect will be a massive surge of illegal immigrants. Title 42 evolved from a federal health order enacted in 1944 and prohibits people from entering the United States during a pandemic to mitigate the spread of…


Martin Elliott: Life as a Child Heart Surgeon, the Importance of Hanging Around Smart People, and the China Tribunal | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Martin Elliott, Provost of Gresham College and Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London. Martin worked in child heart surgery at the world-renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital for over 30 years, and was on the panel of the China Tribunal considering evidence of forced organ harvesting…


Talk Show Host Jerry Springer Dies at 79

Jerry Springer, the longtime daytime television host and former mayor, died on April 27 at age 79. “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried, whether that was politics, broadcasting, or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” Jene…


Controversial Talk Show Host Jerry Springer Dies at 79

Jerry Springer, the longtime daytime television host and former mayor, died Thursday at age 79, it was confirmed. “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,”…


Jerry Springer, Ohio Mayor Turned Talk Show Host, Dead at 79

Longtime talk show host Jerry Springer, who served as Cincinnati mayor for a brief time in the 1970s, died at age 79 on Thursday, local media reported, citing a statement from his family. Springer died peacefully at his home in suburban Chicago, according to WLWT 5, the NBC Cincinnati affiliate where he became a news…


Shen Yun Is a Reminder to Return to Happiness, Says French Former Inspector General

TOURS, France—On April 24 and 25, the unique sounds of Shen Yun Performing Arts resounded in the capital of Touraine, which has been the capital of France several times. Didier Garnier is a former Inspector General of Agriculture. “It is a magnificent show! The production is very well done. It is the whole history of…


Family Vacation Etiquette

Vacations taken as a family are a great way for everyone to share a new experience, build tight bonds, make life-long memories, and have fun adventures. Stick to the Plan Lay out the plan and any related rules well before you begin packing. For example, decide what theme parks, museums, or other attractions will be…


Tucker Carlson Goes Out Swinging

Former Navy Seal and ultramarathoner, David Goggins, once famously remarked: If 100 men go to war, 10 shouldn’t be there, 80 are just targets, 9 do most of the fighting, 1 is a warrior. In the great CULTURE WAR in which we who love our beleaguered Constitutional Republic now find ourselves, Tucker Carlson has been our Achilles….