Tag: US Features

Penzeys Spices Doubles Down on Republican Discrimination

With its bright red heart logo and cheerful yellow “Penzeys” in the middle, Penzeys Spices appears like a welcoming establishment for all. It helps that on its website, Penzeys says it’s “trying to make the world a better place,” and it’s running its business in such a way as to “encourage the kindness and compassion that’s…


Former Trump Adviser Peter Navarro: Learn From Past Mistakes to Win Back the White House

As former president Donald Trump prepares to win the White House a second time, he now understands the importance of appointing loyal personnel who will not obstruct his agenda, as often happened during his first term, says former Trump adviser Peter Navarro. Navarro said while he expects that a second Trump term “will not be…


Drag Bingo in Tennessee Allows Kids But Not Cameras

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Perhaps only the younger children in the bar didn’t know the gyrating, thinly-clothed “ladies” were actually men. At the Big Chill and Grill on Sept. 26, Chattanooga’s Pride Week Drag Bingo night attracted a crowd that buzzed with conversation. Several attendees were parents who may have been introducing their children to the idea of…


Study Says Cutting Off Breasts Beneficial to Trans-Identifying Youth, But Critic Calls It ‘Terrifying’

Controversy is swirling over a new study on the impacts of surgically removing breasts from biologically female patients as young as 13 who have been struggling with gender-related distress. The Chicago study, published on Sept. 26 in the distinguished peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) Pediatrics, reported that such surgeries have…


Sen. Hawley Presses AG Garland Over FBI Raid at Pro-Life Activist’s Home

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland over what he called “especially shocking” reports of the FBI’s raiding the Kintnersville, Pennsylvania home of Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck, according to a Sept. 26 open letter (pdf). The Missouri senator wrote to Garland on Monday, accusing the attorney general of allegedly weaponizing federal agents…


Fear, Humor, Emotion: The Political Ad Tricks That Sway Voters

Turning on the TV these days causes ad expert Tobe Berkovitz to groan in frustration. And when pre-Election Day content is especially egregious, he admits to lashing out at the screen with critiques that only his wife can hear. The onslaught of subpar political advertising blaring across the airwaves is what irks him. And it…


US Federal Court Refuses Request to Dig into Juror’s Cellphone

The cellphone and other electronic devices of “Juror X,” whose social-media posts during a high-profile federal case created controversy, will not be subjected to forensic examination, a federal appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, refused to issue an order allowing a probe of the…


‘I Can’t Breathe’: New Movie Tells Story of Man’s Near Death Experience After Assault by Police

In 1998, Tom Laresca went for a walk in his neighborhood in Boca Raton, Florida. That walk would alter the course of his life. He’d gotten into an argument with his father and brother over his decision to report his boss for securities fraud—which resulted in the company folding and Laresca losing his well-paying job—so he…


Ways to Make Money on Amazon

Perhaps you have been thinking about earning some extra income, or maybe turning a hobby into a full-time gig; whatever you want, Amazon could be the route to take. In 2021, Amazon’s sales revenue was almost $470 billion. And you can be part of that. Amazon has programs that let anyone make money. From handmade…


Taking on Big Tech and the Federal Government

“What we found, and what the whistleblowers found, was that the government and the White House were directly communicating with Big Tech on stories and information they either wanted to promote or suppress,” says Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. On a recent episode of EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek and Landry discuss assaults…