Tag: Social Issues

Trump Condemns Fatal Police Attack of Tyre Nichols: ‘Never Should Have Happened’

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday condemned the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, saying that the tragedy “never should have happened.” “I thought it was terrible,” Trump told The Associated Press on Saturday, referring to the street surveillance and body-cam footage showing the violence arrest and…


Unvaccinated Kidney and Heart Patients Denied Transplants Get Day in Court with Michigan Hospital

A Michigan judge will soon decide if 73-year-old Ross Barranco can be denied a donated kidney because he won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine. “I just don’t see the logic of it,” stated Barranco in an interview with The Epoch Times. “Everybody knows an organ transplant procedure requires the nearly complete suppression of a recipient’s immune…


After Cancellations, Kyle Rittenhouse Finally Has His Say at Rare Public Appearance

CONROE, Texas—After being canceled in one of the reddest counties in Texas, Kyle Rittenhouse finally got his chance to speak against what he described as a concerted censorship effort against him and conservatives. In a rare public appearance, Rittenhouse, who has become an icon for Second Amendment advocates, walked onto the stage with AC/DC’s “Back…


Memphis Police Disband Special Unit After Video Released of Tyre Nichols’ Arrest

The Memphis Police Department has permanently disbanded its special “Scorpion” unit a day after the city publicly released video footage of the arrest of Tyre Nichols. Nichols, 29, was engaged in a violent encounter with police officers in Memphis on Jan. 7 after a traffic stop, during which he attempted to flee and resisted police…


Tennessee Population Grows as Residents Flee More Liberal States

Peace and quiet are major factors why people are moving from more crowded states like New York and California for smaller-yet-growing states like Tennessee, but other reasons have accelerated peoples’ move to the area. In interviews with The Epoch Times, three individuals who moved to small towns in the Southeast region of Tennessee over the…


Grassroots Medical Freedom Group Seeks to Replace ‘Conveyor Belt’ Medicine

As medical freedom continues to flatten under the weight of bureaucratic paperwork, an organization advocating for independence from restrictive insurance regulations is seeking to restore critical thinking in health care. Its goal is to heal the doctor-patient relationship by removing the “conveyor belt method” of treatment”—the product of an increasingly socialized medical system. Twila Brase…


Protests Erupt in US Cities After Memphis Releases Tyre Nichols Video

Protesters have organized in several U.S. cities on Friday night following the release of body camera footage of the killing of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers. The five former officers allegedly involved in the killing of Nichols were arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Thursday. After footage showing a violent struggle between Nichols…


Americans Fall Behind on Car Payments at Highest Rate Since 2009

More Americans are falling behind on their car payments at the highest rate since the Great Recession over a decade ago. A combination of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes and high inflation has taken a toll on car owners nationwide. A rise in auto repossessions has been sweeping the country, a bad sign for…


Trump Announces Plan to Take Back Schools From ‘Radical Left Maniacs’

Former President Donald Trump stepped up his presidential campaign efforts on Jan. 26 by proposing several key changes to public education, asserting that “radical left maniacs” had overtaken the system. Laying out his plans in a video posted to his Truth Social and Rumble accounts, Trump pledged to restore the authority of American parents over…


Roe v. Wade Reversal Launches Vasectomy Boom

On the day after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, dozens of men contacted Iowa doctor Esgar Guarín. They wanted vasectomies. “Fifty percent of the patients that I normally see in a month signed up in 48 hours,” he told The Epoch Times. Even seven months later, vasectomy numbers remain higher than before, Guarín…