Tag: Social Issues

Biden Health Secretary Suggests Ignoring Court Order Against Abortion Drug Is ‘On the Table’

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said Sunday that the Biden administration is considering defying a conservative federal judge’s order that suspends the approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug. “We want the courts to overturn this reckless decision,” Becerra said on CNN’s “State of the Union” of the ruling…


Former NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Refutes SFSU Statement That Trans Activists Protested ‘Peacefully’

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines—who said she was physically attacked at San Francisco State University (SFSU) on Thursday night after giving a speech on the issue of “Saving Women’s Sports”—rejected the SFSU’s statement that suggested transgender activists had protested “peacefully” at the event. “I had to reread that to make sure that they actually used…


Former NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Refutes University Statement That Trans Activists Protested ‘Peacefully’

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines—who said she was physically attacked at San Francisco State University (SFSU) on Thursday night after giving a speech on the issue of “Saving Women’s Sports”—rejected the SFSU’s statement that suggested transgender activists had protested “peacefully” at the event. “I had to reread that to make sure that they actually used…


How Social Media Affects Your Memory

The explosive proliferation of social media platforms, and their use by billions of people each day, shows us that this novel form of interaction between human beings and technology is having a profound impact. This technology has allowed practically everyone, all over the world, to connect with neighbors near and far, and instantly share everything…


China Jails Man for 9 Years in ‘Chained Woman’ Scandal

A Chinese man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the abuse of a female victim of human trafficking. In early 2022, the mother of eight was found chained in a hut in eastern China. The “chained woman” scandal has shocked both China and the international community. Dong Zhimin, a 56-year-old villager from…


Massive Number of Waste PV Panels in China Raising Concerns Over High-Cost of Recycling, Environmental Pollution

China is facing a recycling challenge and environmental strain caused by large numbers of end-of-life solar panels after a decade of rapid photovoltaic (PV) industry expansion. Over the years, China has been scrambling to increase its PV production and ignoring uneven adherence to technology standards. As a result, massive numbers of solar panels become out-of-service…


CCP’s Revamped ‘Down to the Countryside’ Movement Doomed to Failure: Experts

News Analysis Chinese state media has recently published numerous articles encouraging urban youth to “revitalize the countryside.” China experts believe that the Cultural Revolution has returned, although in a form that may not be immediately recognizable. Amid China’s struggling economy and high unemployment, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is attempting to allure young people to…


Beijing Attempts to Reverse China’s Population Decline by Softening Barbaric One-Child Policy Slogans

News Analysis Many local authorities in China have recently issued notices to revise the one-child policy slogans on billboards. The slogans, often gruesome and brutal, reflect the horror and inhumanity of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) policy over the past few decades. On March 27, the Health Commission of Fengjie County in Chongqing Municipality issued…


2 Supreme Court Justices Dissent on Ruling in Key Transgender Case

A majority of the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a transgender individual to continue to participate in a girls’ track team as a lower court considers the case—but two justices dissented. Justice Samuel Alito, in an opinion (pdf) backed by Justice Clarence Thomas, wrote that the dispute that was dismissed on Thursday “concerns an important issue…


NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Assaulted by Transgender Activist at San Francisco State University

Riley Gaines, a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) swimmer, was physically assaulted Thursday night at San Francisco State University (SFSU) after giving a speech on protecting women’s sports. After the assault, trans activists surrounded her and backed her into a room where she was barricaded for almost three hours. “The prisoners are running the asylum…