Tag: Social Issues

Christmas Has Strayed From Its True Spirit

Commentary Traditionally, Christmas Day commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. The celebrations originated in pagan and Roman times when the Romans celebrated the birth of Mithra, their sun god, on Dec. 25. As no one knew the birth date of Jesus Christ, Mithra’s birthday was adopted as the day on which Christ’s birth would be…


Dating Apps Operators to Meet With Government Amid Push for Online Safety

Representatives of dating apps will meet with the Australian federal government to discuss security measures and areas for potential law reform amid reports about high rates of assaults on the platforms. It comes as the government ramped up its online safety laws which will allow the eSafety Commission to regulate illegal and restricted content no matter…


$15 an Hour Minimum Wage Gains Steam in 23 US States

Twenty-three U.S. states are on the verge of implementing a $15 an hour minimum wage. Historically high inflation growth has been surpassing wage gains over the past year, leaving millions of American workers struggling to pay their bills. The price of goods is now at a 40-year historical high, while mortgage rates are twice what…


Chinese Face Difficulties Obtaining Medicines After COVID Policy U-Turn

China’s healthcare system was unprepared for the Chinese Communist Party’s drastic change in its COVID-19 policy, resulting in widespread drug shortages and soaring prices. According to a Dec. 19 report by China’s NetEase News, in Beijing and Tianjin, the fever-reducer ibuprofen for adults and children has become hard to find. At present, Meilin (ibuprofen suspension)…


San Francisco Businesses Demand Tax Refund Over Drugs, Crime, and Homelessness Crisis

Dozens of San Francisco business owners have formed a new association, demanding that the city government provide tax refunds because of out-of-control streets. The “Tenderloin Business Coalition,” which consists of 135 businesses and property owners in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, has demanded tax refunds for 2022 after dealing with a wave of rampant crime, homelessness, and drug…


Students Speak Out on Anti-white, Anti-Christian, Anti-American Culture at Florida University

Florida may be “where woke goes to die,” according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has repeated the line in many speeches. But talk of its demise is greatly exaggerated, according to some university students in the state and an organization that tracks progressive policies on college campuses. Six conservative students attending a major Florida…


Mississippi Public Policy Report Calls for More Police Funding in Response to Increased Crime in the State

Using FBI crime data, a public policy group has assessed that the homicide rate in Mississippi spiked 66 percent from 2017 to 2020, leading to the organization’s call for more police funding. Empower Mississippi (EM) has produced a December report (pdf) examining violent crime statistics. Em’s Senior Advisor Forest Thigpen said the report is intended…


Protesters, Counter-Protesters Face Off Outside ‘All Ages’ Drag Show in Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Ten-year-old Dinah clutched her mother’s hand in the darkened Tennessee Theatre as they waited for the drag show to begin. “For us, this is just an art form,” Dinah’s mother told a reporter for The Epoch Times, before performers took the stage at A Drag Queen Christmas. “It’s culture. It’s something that we don’t…


Teaching Transgenderism and Gay Love Through Christmas Icons

A snowman and Santa now add holiday flair to teaching children about gay love and exploring alternative gender identities. In New Jersey, parents have been complaining to school board officials about transgender policies, including a a “Gender Snowperson” lesson teaching children as young as 3rd grade that their “sex assigned at birth” may not be…


Teaching Transgenderism and Gay Love to Children Through Christmas Icons

A snowman and Santa now add holiday flair to teaching children about gay love and exploring alternative gender identities. In New Jersey, parents have been complaining to school board officials about transgender policies, including a a “Gender Snowperson” lesson teaching children as young as 3rd grade that their “sex assigned at birth” may not be…