Tag: Social Issues

Pet Cloning is Booming in China

In recent years, cloning of deceased pets has become a booming business in China, a market that is rapidly growing despite its high price tag, immature technology, and controversial ethics. In July 2019, SinoGene, China’s pet cloning bellwether, produced China’s first cloned cat for 250,000 yuan ($37,000). Since then, commercial pet cloning in China is…


Elon Musk Calls WSJ ‘Way Sub Tabloid’ for Article on Alleged Affair With Google Co-founder’s Wife

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is contesting a recent “exclusive” report alleging that he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, calling it “total bs” and denying that claims that he and Brin are no longer friends. Musk took to Twitter on Sunday evening to dispute the report by the Wall Street Journal, which alleged that the…


Elon Musk Says WSJ ‘Way Sub Tabloid,’ Denying Alleged Affair With Google Co-Founder’s Wife

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is contesting the veracity of a recent “exclusive” report alleging that he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, calling it “total bs” and denying that claims that he and Brin are no longer friends. Musk took to Twitter on Sunday evening to dispute the report by the Wall Street Journal, which…


Elon Musk Responds to Report of Alleged Affair With Google Co-Founder’s Wife

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is contesting the veracity of a recent “exclusive” report alleging that he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, calling it “total bs” and denying that claims that he and Brin are no longer friends. Musk took to Twitter on Sunday evening to dispute the report by the Wall Street Journal, which…


US Postal Service Set to Make 40 Percent of New Mail Trucks Electric

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced plans to make at least 40 percent of its new delivery fleet electric. Back in February, the USPS had already said that it would procure 165,000 New Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) trucks from Oshkosh Defense, of which 10 percent would be electric. But in a July 20…


Missouri City Sued by State AG for Funding Women’s Out-of-State Abortion Travel

The city of St. Louis in Missouri is being sued by the state’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, for passing a bill that seeks to offer women funds to travel out-of-state for abortions. On July 15, the Board of Alderman of St. Louis passed Board Bill 61 (BB61), which sets up a $1.5 million…


Missouri AG Sues City of St. Louis for Funding Women’s Out-of-State Abortion Expenses

The city of St. Louis is being sued by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, for passing a bill that would offer women funds to travel out of state for abortions. On July 15, the Board of Aldermen of St. Louis passed Board Bill 61 (BB61), which sets up a $1.5 million “Reproductive Equity…


‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ Introduced to Counter Transgender Ideology

Carrie Sheffield, senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, said her organization has had to introduce a Women’s Bill of Rights, which defines what a woman is, in response to transgender ideology and a larger Marxist agenda that aims to destroy Western culture. “Gender ideology is just one strand of a much bigger, radical,…


Biden’s LGBTQI+ Executive Order Seen by Some as an Attack on Civil Rights

In a 10-page executive order issued on June 15, President Joe Biden declared war on conversion therapy and pledged to defend the LGBTQI+ community from various forms of discrimination. The order, which was accompanied by a seven-page explanation, is one more salvo in the clash of rights that has arisen in recent years over transgender issues….


Solution to Ending Homelessness Requires ‘Traditional American Model’: Mary Theroux

Beyond Homelessness: Finding Hope, is a documentary about the national homelessness crisis and its possible solutions. Hosted by Mary Theroux, chairman and CEO of a California-based libertarian think tank, the film describes the growing homelessness problem in San Francisco and compares it with cities that have found large-scale solutions. Theroux says the way to end…