Tag: Social Issues

Are We in a Cold Civil War?: David Reaboi on ‘Elite Mentality,’ Concepts of Justice, and the Left’s ‘Self-Radicalizing Ice Cream Cone’

On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Claremont Institute fellow David Reaboi at the National Conservatism Conference in Florida to discuss the broader impact that progressive ideology is having on America. “We’re seeing the necessary consequence of, let’s say, ‘radical left thought’ over the last 50 years really in full bloom,”…


Teachers Leave National Education Association, Say Union Pushes Politics With Member Dues

Imagine part of your paycheck is removed each month and sent to a rich, powerful nonprofit that advances culture-changing causes in conflict with your values, such as anti-gun legislation, promoting racism, and teaching children to how to alter their gender. That is the reality for many teachers union members. Some Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)…


Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Candace Owens’ Appeal Against Facebook Fact-Checkers

The Supreme Court turned down an appeal by conservative commentator and Blexit leader Candace Owens over Facebook’s so-called fact-checks that described her posts about COVID-19 as “false” and a “hoax.” The court provided no reasons for its Oct. 3 decision denying the petition in Owens v. Lead Stories LLC (court file 21-1474). Gannett Satellite Information…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Are We in a Cold Civil War?: David Reaboi on ‘Elite Mentality,’ Concepts of Justice, and the Left’s ‘Self-Radicalizing Ice Cream Cone’

This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. ET. On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Claremont Institute fellow David Reaboi at the National Conservatism Conference in Florida to discuss the broader impact that progressive ideology is having on America. “We’re seeing the necessary consequence of, let’s say,…


Chinese Celebrity Blogger Trades Barbs With Netizens Over His Apple-Huawei Comparisons

Shortly after the pre-order sale of iPhone 14 began in China, a Chinese economics blogger posted six articles in nine days in which he exalted Huawei and belittled Apple products, which sparked an outcry from Chinese netizens. The iPhone 14 series became available for pre-order in China at 8 p.m. local time on Sept. 9,…


Bill Gates Says Preventing People From Eating Meat Is ‘Too Difficult’

Bill Gates has said that it is impractical to insist on reducing meat consumption in order to combat climate change. “Anyone who says that we will tell people to stop eating meat, or stop wanting to have a nice house, and we’ll just basically change human desires, I think that that’s too difficult,” Gates said…


Kanye West, Candace Owens Spark Backlash After Wearing ‘White Lives Matter’ Sweatshirts

Rapper Kanye West attended his Yeezy Season 9 collection presentation in Paris, France, on Monday wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “White Lives Matter.” The artist, also known as “Ye,” was joined by conservative commentator and author Candace Owens at the event, who also wore a matching T-shirt as West unveiled his latest clothing collection. Other models…


NYC Moves Immigrant Tent City to Randall’s Island

New York City is moving its tent city for around 16,000 immigrants from the Bronx to Randall’s Island citing flooding problems caused by weekend storms. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, announced the move on Monday night saying the relocation of the $150 million Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center was the “most efficient and effective…


Sharp Rise in Marijuana-Related Psychosis: American Board of Pain Medicine President

As drug legalization groups and the cannabis industry lobby to legalize cannabis across the United States, with initiatives to legalize marijuana on the November ballot in five more states, many experts warn this will only increase the physical and mental harm from the unregulated, high-potency cannabis. President of the American Board of Pain Medicine and…


Five Suicides in Tibet Due to ‘Extreme Hardship‘ in Lockdown: Report

The “extreme hardships” in Tibet, where the Chinese regime has imposed harsh lockdowns, are behind five recent suicides, according to a human rights advocacy group. The lockdown in the west border region—which has dragged on for over 50 days—caused “a spate of suicides” in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, according to the Washington-based International Campaign…