Tag: Social Issues

‘Defamation of a Beloved Teacher’: Community Backs Teacher Charged With Assaulting Student

Support is growing for a 62-year-old teacher who was charged with physically attacking a student in a high school classroom in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). Footage emerged on social media on Tuesday showing Michael John Kable, a Maitland Grossmann High School teacher, and a student tossing scrunched-up paper balls at each other….


First Vietnamese Victorian MP Warns Australia Is Heading Towards ‘Big Government’

Liberal MP Trung Luu escaped to Australia 44 years ago in search of freedom, but he now says the country he adopted now risks adopting a more authoritarian government. The first Australian-Vietnamese MP in the Victorian Parliament, Luu’s family was among thousands of refugees fleeing communist Vietnam after the fall of Saigon, with nothing but…


Reflections on Capital Punishment: Brutal or Proportionate?

Commentary What is the usefulness, morality, and appropriateness of the death penalty, especially as a deterrent and a consequence of carrying out atrocious crimes? Published last year, “The Boys of Biloxi” is John Grisham’s new vintage legal thriller novel that deals with an important and perennial issue: the use of the death penalty as a…


Another Former Trans Teen to Sue Medical Provider Over Double Mastectomy at 13

A California woman who once identified as transgender and had both of her healthy breasts removed when she was 13 years old is taking legal action against the doctors and medical provider that performed or approved the surgery. The Dhillon Law Group and LiMandri & Jonna LLP, in conjunction with the Center for American Liberty,…


Vermont League Kicks out School’s Sports Teams Over Refusal to Pit Girls Against Transgender Basketballer

Because the girls’ basketball team at a Vermont Christian school refused to play against a team with a transgender-identifying boy, all athletes at their school—girls and boys—will suffer the consequences. The Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA), representing 300 schools across the state, has kicked out Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) from its league. That includes all…


How the Waning of Religious Belief Impacts America: Sam Sorbo

In a world gradually diverging from religions and traditions, the Sorbo family is exploring the hard question of whether people need religious beliefs, and looking at the impact of irreligion and atheism on American society. Actress, filmmaker, and author Sam Sorbo, and her husband, actor Kevin Sorbo—star of the hit TV series “Hercules”—were approached to…


Missouri Issues ‘Emergency Regulation’ to Curb Gender Transition Procedures for Minors

After a Missouri medical clinic refused to voluntarily stop the gender-transitioning of minors, the state’s attorney general announced an “emergency regulation” adding safeguards to the practice temporarily. At the same time, state lawmakers are advancing a law intended to permanently ban these surgical and hormonal interventions for youths. Attorney General Andrew Bailey says existing state law…


Over 30 Million Chinese Elderly Make a Living Doing Manual Labor

More than 30 million elderly people aged 60-69 in rural China make a living through physical work. To them, there’s no retirement, said a Chinese demographer. An analysis of China’s recent national data shows there were about 150 million Chinese between 60 to 69, and 51.04 million of them were working, reported the Chinese media…


Border Patrol Chief Says 1.5 Million ‘Gotaways’ Now in US Since Biden Took Office

Around 1.5 million illegal immigrants have been able to sneak across the border and remain the country under President Joe Biden, the U.S. Border Patrol chief told Congress on Wednesday. Raul L. Ortiz told the House’s Homeland Security Committee on March 15 that Biden’s unwillingness to protect the border has opened the doors to around 1.5 million…


Antifa Controls Protests Because Politicians Won’t Use Police, National Police Association Says

Antifa—not the police—seems to be in charge at many American protests, according to National Police Association spokeswoman Betsy Smith. Political radicals control the streets because politicians have told police to stand down, Smith said. “What we’ve seen since 2014—and then being ramped up after 2020—is this unfortunate atmosphere where Antifa and Antifa-like groups seem to run…