While the fallout from responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has further eroded people’s trust in institutions like government, media, and business, that hasn’t prevented politicians from further cultivating a technocratic authoritarian state that once was left to the authors of science fiction to explore. Since COVID hysteria first emerged, skeptics have been proven correct time and time again with their … Read more
Through the pandemic, public health officials have taken some ridiculous actions with their “health” powers. In some cases, they barred people from accessing their own property, and in others locked them inside their homes. They threatened to cut off utilities to businesses that didn’t shut down, threatened to separate families, and tried to force parents to be vaccinated to … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields were lower early on Wednesday after a volatile day on Wall Street, but the closely watched 2-year/10-year yield curve remained inverted – a key recession warning. At around 2:45 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell three basis points to 2.776%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was down slightly at 3.02%. … Read more
Opposition from African delegates to the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, has forced hours of informal dickering on possible revisions to President Joe Biden’s proposals to grant new powers to the World Health Organization (WHO) to deal with viral pandemics. As previously reported by The Epoch Times, Biden’s 13 proposed amendments to the UN’s … Read more
While the focus of the latest chapter in the fight for free speech has shifted to smear tactics employed against Elon Musk, a more concerning ramification of his tentative acquisition of Twitter is that it may serve as a catalyst for the dissolution of online anonymity and free speech protections. Musk himself hasn’t done much to quash … Read more
Freedom of speech won this Wednesday after the Biden Administration suspended its controversial Disinformation Board. Former disinformation tzar Nina Jankowicz announced her departure today, citing an uncertain future, and, of course, disinformation. “It is deeply disappointing that mischaracterizations of the Board became a distraction from the Department’s vital work, and indeed, along with recent events … Read more
