Tag: The Epoch Times

House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Government Litigation and the Need for Reform’

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government holds a hearing on Government Litigation and the Need for Reform at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 6 to “examine and expose how different aspects of government litigation require reform due to rampant and far-reaching misuse.” Witnesses include Kirby West, attorney, Institute for Justice; Andrew Grossman, partner, Baker Hostetler; John ...

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Twitter’s New CEO Linda Yaccarino Logs First Day in Role

Twitter’s new Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino has begun her role at the social media company, she said in a tweet late on Monday, about a month after Elon Musk named her as the new CEO. “It happened—first day in the books!” she posted on Twitter, without providing further details. Yaccarino, the former advertising chief at NBCUniversal, is taking over ...

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US Ignorant of Investment Fund Portfolio in China: Expert

The United States is unaware of the scope of its investment fund in China that is funding possibly harmful Chinese military and civilian technologies, according to Derek Scissors, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. According to Scissors’s report titled “What to Do About American Investment in China,” almost $800 billion in U.S. investments poured into China from 2016 to ...

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FBI ‘Afraid’ Informant in Biden Bribery Scheme Could Be Killed If ‘Unmasked’: Rep. Luna

Rep. Anna Luna (R-Fla.) said on Monday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is afraid their confidential informant on an alleged criminal bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his family will be killed if their identity is revealed. “Just left meeting for House Oversight. The is afraid their informant will be killed if unmasked, based on the info ...

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Queensland Liberal-Nationals’ Impotence on Full Display With Support for Treaty Bill

Commentary In May, with the support of the opposition and the left-wing Greens, the Queensland state Parliament adopted the Path to Treaty Act 2023. Although media outlets and opinion pages have been saturated with stories about “The Voice” and Indigenous claims to sovereignty, there has been little discussion of this potentially divisive Queensland legislation. Unsurprisingly, the long-serving Labor premier, Annastacia ...

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Trucking Companies Brace for California’s Electric Mandate

Logistics companies are scrambling to meet California’s upcoming Jan. 1, 2024 mandate that all new trucks purchased for servicing ports, rail yards, and distribution centers in the state be zero-emission vehicles, with experts questioning limited access to charging stations and the viability of switching from diesel to electric fleets. Availability of electric semi-trucks is a concern, as is the price ...

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Japan at the G-7 Gets Its Way on China

Commentary A few weeks ago, a column in this space described Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s hopes for the G-7 meetings in Hiroshima. He wanted those powerful economies—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, his own Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—to counter Beijing’s unfair and often bullying trade practices. He seems to have got what he wanted. Those assembled in ...

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Another Insurance Company Stops Offering Policies to Homeowners in California

Another major insurance provider has announced it’s no longer selling new policies for personal and business properties in California, becoming the latest insurer to reduce its footprint in the state amid inflationary pressures and growing exposure to wildfire risks. Allstate, the fourth-largest provider of casualty and property insurance in California, said in a statement obtained by The Epoch Times that ...

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GOP Senators Worry About Trump 2016 ‘Replay’ as Primary Field Grows

Some top Republican lawmakers who have signaled opposition to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid have expressed worry that the former commander-in-chief will prevail with a crowded GOP primary field. This week, former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork for a 2024 presidential bid, coming on the heels of announcements made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Tim ...

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Debt Default, the ‘Doomsday Budget Machine,’ and Failed Fiscal Restraint Explained

“For capitalism to work, you have to have effectively functioning, solid capital markets. And in order to do that, you need savings—real savings, not money printed by a central bank, but real savings from businesses and households,” says David Stockman, who served as budget director for President Ronald Reagan. “Back then, the public debt was 30-40 percent of GDP—not good, but ...

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Commodity Weakness Destroys the Inflationists’ Narrative

Commentary Most politicians have used the “Ukraine invasion card” to justify the massive inflationary burst in 2021–23. It does not matter if inflation was already elevated prior to the war. Supply-chain disruptions, demand recovery, wage growth… Many excuses were used to justify inflation, except the only one that can make aggregate prices rise in unison, which is the creation of ...

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The Spell of Woke

Commentary At American Greatness on May 25, there was an article by Joshua Mitchell that should be read by anyone perplexed and frustrated by the very strange current political condition of the United States. It bears a surprising title: “The Formidable Candidacy of Joe Biden.” Mitchell argues that conservatives and Republicans who take delight in the president’s many weaknesses and ...

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Woke, Crony Capitalism Takes Hold Down Under

Commentary The corporate campaign backing a change to Australia’s Constitution is the latest installment in large business bludgeoning not just customers, but everyone, over woke causes. It’s a form of crony capitalism verging on fascism. It’s bad for the country, and it is bad for the government. Large companies are primed for it by the ideas of “stakeholder” capitalism. This ...

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Problems With Western Australia’s New Gun Restrictions: Part 1

Commentary The government of Western Australia is promising a complete overhaul of firearms legislation, with some new restrictions having already passed in May. Regardless of what is drafted, any new laws will end up passing through Parliament because the Labor government maintains control of both lower and upper houses, allowing it to introduce virtually any legislation unimpeded. Of course, on ...

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RFK Jr. on Gun Rights

Presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that he supports Second Amendment and would not seek a gun confiscation program if elected. Asked about his stance on gun rights by The Epoch Times, Kennedy, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, replied, “I support the Constitution that includes the Second Amendment.” “I’m not going to take anybody’s guns away,” he ...

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