More than half a century after physicist Alvin Weinberg first demonstrated a thorium molten-salt reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a global thorium renaissance may be underway. At least that’s what the Thorium Energy Alliance (TEA) hopes. TEA’s eleventh conference, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, brought together engineers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts who believe thorium reactors…
Thorium Innovators Vie for Success
Rally Against ‘Child Mutilation’ Draws Thousands of Supporters
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Some 2,000 people turned out for the “Rally to End Child Mutilation” held in downtown Nashville Friday as a host of conservative speakers vowed to make gender transition for children illegal. The mainly conservative crowd gathered at the War Memorial Plaza near the state capital in support of stopping surgery and chemical castration of…
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Arkansas Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Arkansas’ ban on gender-transition procedures for minors. As a result, the nation’s first such law will remain in legal limbo while a national debate over these procedures seems to be intensifying. On Oct. 21, after three days of testimony from plaintiffs’ witnesses in…
Commercial Barge Lines Struggle As Drought-Stricken Mississippi River Levels Plummet
OSCEOLA, Arkansas—Jeff Worsham is a realist regarding the weather because he believes what he sees. That the regional drought is a bad one, getting worse, is beyond dispute. The Mississippi River is at the lowest it’s been in decades, he said. Worse, the barges are backing up because of it, running aground, and wreaking havoc…
Setting the Table for Famine
“These famines that are building are biblical,” Michael Yon says. “I don’t use that word lightly. At this rate, the Bible is going to need a new chapter. It’s really that serious.” In a recent episode of EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek speaks with Yon, a former Green Beret, writer, photographer, and long-time…
Father Testifies in Defense of Transgender Child’s Need for Hormone Therapy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Unlike most dads, Aaron Jennen is accustomed to being in court. But Jennen, an assistant U.S. attorney in federal court, Fayetteville, found himself in an unusual role in another federal court here, about 200 miles away from where he works. He became a witness, offering emotional testimony on behalf of his child in…
Meet the Gender Clinic Founder Who Supports Banning Puberty Blocking Drugs
In 1973, the same year that the American Psychiatric Association stopped calling homosexuality a mental disorder, Dr. Stephen Levine finished his residency in psychiatry. Within a month, an unforgettable patient crossed his path. The man was sitting in his backyard, under an oak tree. He had shoved a gun in his mouth and was threatening…
Why Accurate COVID-19 Death Counts Are Still Hard to Determine 3 Years Later
The number of deaths resulting from COVID-19 infections has been controversial and debated since the onset of the pandemic. Much of this stems from how doctors continue to report fatalities associated with the virus. Shifting numbers from major health organizations have also contributed to the confusion, fueling speculation. This is because mortality rates based on…
Gender Ideology Is a ‘Cultural Wrecking Ball’ Striking at Heart of the Family: Expert
Gender ideology is a Marxist theory meant to destroy the family by turning children against their own bodies and often against their parents and dissolving basic categories, such as male and female, that humans use to navigate the world, a researcher said in a recent interview. Jay Richards is the director of The Heritage Foundation’s DeVos…
Thorium Insiders Explain What Is Holding It Back From Wider Use
Thorium energy experts at the Thorium Energy Alliance Conference told The Epoch Times what they believe has limited the use of the mildly radioactive element, long touted as a potential alternative or complement to plutonium and enriched uranium in nuclear reactors. Unlike uranium-235, the isotope in enriched uranium that sustains a nuclear chain reaction, thorium…
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