Tag: Social Issues

Kansas Supreme Court Unlikely to Shift on Abortion-Friendly Stance

The Kansas Supreme Court appeared unmoved on March 27 by Kansas Solicitor General Tony Powell’s arguments that its 2019 ruling recognizing abortion as a “fundamental right” under the Kansas Constitution should be overturned. Powell spent Monday morning defending two state abortion laws before the court—a 2015 ban on second-trimester dismemberment abortions and a 2011 law…


Staffer for Sen. Rand Paul ‘Brutally’ Attacked

A staffer from Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) office has been attacked in Washington, D.C., according to a statement from the congressman’s office. In a statement to outlets, Paul said that a member of his staff “was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.,” over the weekend. “I ask you to join Kelley and me in…


Staffer for Sen. Rand Paul ‘Brutally’ Stabbed

A staffer from Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) office has been attacked in Washington, D.C., according to a statement from the congressman’s office. In a statement to outlets, Paul said that a member of his staff “was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C.,” over the weekend. “I ask you to join Kelley and me in…


Empty Shipping Containers Pile Up in Chinese Ports as China’s Exports Continue to Decline

Empty shipping containers used for export have been piling up in Shanghai, Ningbo, Guangdong, and other major Chinese ports since December, as China’s foreign trade continues to decline. The latest data from ContainerxChange, a global container trading platform, shows that in the sixth week of 2023 (February 5–11), the CAx (Container Availability Index) of Shanghai…


LIVE NOW: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Crash Trial Continues in Utah (March 27)

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial continues at 11:00 a.m. ET on March 27 in Utah. …


Reports About Closed COVID-19 Mass Quarantine Centers Attract International Attention

The Chinese communist regime’s draconian “zero-COVID” policy has caused a substantial secondary disaster. Since the regime suddenly lifted all the COVID control measures in December 2022, the future of the mass quarantine centers that cost tens of billions of dollars to build has attracted wide attention.  Satellite images show that many centralized quarantine facilities, known…


Minnesota Bill Would Restore the Doctor-Patient Relationship Corroded by Socialized Medicine

Legislators in the Minnesota Senate presented a bill written to restore the doctor-patient relationship corroded by the socialization of medicine, the hazards of which were brought into focus with the COVID-19 pandemic. “During COVID, people gave up a lot of freedom,” state Sen. Jim Abeler told The Epoch Times. The freedom to assemble, to go…


As Climate Experts Warn of Looming Catastrophe, Past Bad Predictions Hurt Their Message

Humanity only has a few years to act before the world may irreversibly plunge into an environmental catastrophe of global proportions, climate experts warned in a recent report. Their calls are muffled, however, by a ballast of dozens of past dramatic predictions that have failed to pan out. Environmental experts have been predicting upcoming doom…


New Study Shows Women Empowered by Home Birth

How do women who have given birth in both a hospital and a homebirth setting perceive their experiences giving birth? In a February 2023 study published in the journal, Women and Birth, three Irish researchers sought to answer this question. The study, “‘It could not have been more different.’ Comparing experiences of hospital-based birth and…


Number of US Students Studying in China Drops to 20-year Low; Chinese Students Remain Largest Group of International Students in US

China’s strict “zero-COVID” policies and control measures in recent years have brought the number of American college students studying in China to its lowest point in more than two decades. Meanwhile, Chinese scholars continue to be the largest group of international students studying in the United States. According to data published by The Wall Street…