US Features

  • Social Media Stars Diamond and Silk Go to Big Screen for the Midterms
    Social Media Stars Diamond and Silk Go to Big Screen for the Midterms
    October 17, 2018 | By Epoch Times Staff
    WASHINGTON—Just three weeks before November’s midterms, the sisters behind the popular conservative YouTube channel Diamond and Silk launched the new documentary “Dummycrats,” taking on the Democratic Party. The film premiered at the Trump International Hotel in Washington on Oct. 15 and screened in nearly 800 theaters across the country for a one-night event. Lynnette “Diamond” […]
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  • As New York Heads Toward Marijuana Legalization, Employers Grapple With Workplace Safety
    As New York Heads Toward Marijuana Legalization, Employers Grapple With Workplace Safety
    October 12, 2018 | By Janita Kan
    NEW YORK—Workers are arguably an employer’s most important asset. As New York State pushes to join the trend of legalizing recreational marijuana, some employers, particularly in safety-sensitive industries, foresee a host of problems if the law goes through. The problems relate to the inherent difficulty of testing for marijuana impairment, and potential economic costs. Recreational marijuana is […]
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  • Chinese Regime Wages Campaign Against Dance Company—and Fails
    Chinese Regime Wages Campaign Against Dance Company—and Fails
    October 10, 2018 | By Jennifer Zeng
    Recently, the general public has begun to recognize how the Chinese regime works to try to influence opinion in the United States and around the world. But even the well-informed may be surprised to learn that one of the Chinese Communist Party’s main targets is Shen Yun, a world-class Chinese dance and music performing arts […]
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  • A Labor of Love to Support the President
    A Labor of Love to Support the President
    October 10, 2018 | By Charlotte Cuthbertson
    ROCHESTER, Minn.—A mechanical engineer named Will traveled four hours from Wisconsin to share his handmade signs with Minnesotans who were lining up for the Make America Great Again rally on Oct. 4. He said he did it to show support for President Donald Trump, who he says is, “the best president ever.” “I just love […]
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  • The Cure for the Opioid Epidemic
    The Cure for the Opioid Epidemic
    October 2, 2018 | By Fergus Hodgson
    Idle hands are the devil’s playground, and opioids are wreaking havoc on the unemployed underclass of the United States. The good news is that a viable solution is at hand, and it doesn’t require throwing more taxpayer money and law enforcement at the problem. Rather, a genuine solution—as opposed to stop-gap fixes that paper over […]
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  • ‘The Creepy Line’ Documentary Shows Tech Giants Influencing Voters
    ‘The Creepy Line’ Documentary Shows Tech Giants Influencing Voters
    September 26, 2018 | By Jan Jekielek and Nathan Su
    When considering election interference, news of state actors such as Russia and China engaging in “fake news” campaigns on social media has dominated the headlines. Largely missing from the discussion, until recently, has been the power available to tech giants—specifically Google and Facebook—to influence the behaviors of their users, including voting behavior, in ways that […]
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  • ‘Old School’ Celebrities Want Cowboy Culture Back in Hollywood
    ‘Old School’ Celebrities Want Cowboy Culture Back in Hollywood
    September 24, 2018 | By Annie Wang
    The annual “Silver Spur Awards” presented by Reel Cowboys has been known as “the Oscars for Westerns” since 1997. On Sept. 21, the 21st award ceremony was held in Studio City, Calif., and seven notable people involved in Westerns were awarded with the Silver Spur Award. This year’s honorees included Robert Carradine, Dawn Wells, Steve […]
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  • Former Rep. Frank Wolf Honored for Defending Human Rights
    Former Rep. Frank Wolf Honored for Defending Human Rights
    September 24, 2018 | By Nicole Russell
    Former Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) was recognized the evening of Sept. 22 as part of the Values Voter Summit for his role in defending human rights worldwide—particularly religious liberty. Wolf championed these causes during 34 years in Congress and then through his work with the 21 Wilberforce Initiative. Among those speaking in honor of Wolf […]
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  • Taking Stock After 10 Years: The Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
    Taking Stock After 10 Years: The Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
    September 13, 2018 | By Emel Akan
    Sept. 15 marks the 10th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which had unprecedented ramifications worldwide. Painful lessons have been learned, but the debate continues among economists about whether the crisis could have been handled better. Lehman was the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank before it filed for bankruptcy. With $639 billion in assets, it was the biggest bankruptcy in […]
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  • US Can Learn Much From ‘Great Australian China Debate,’ Professor Says
    US Can Learn Much From ‘Great Australian China Debate,’ Professor Says
    September 11, 2018 | By Jennifer Zeng
    WASHINGTON—If Australia can push back against the Chinese Communist Party’s interference and influence to defend its national sovereignty, the United States and other countries can do the same, an Australian professor told a seminar at George Washington University on Sept. 10. Professor Rory Medcalf, head of the National Security College at the Australian National University […]
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  • Stroke Victim: ‘A Selfie Saved My Life’
    Stroke Victim: ‘A Selfie Saved My Life’
    September 8, 2018 | By Simon Veazey
    A 63-year-old woman from Detroit says a selfie saved her life. Juanita Branch, 63, said she had decided to update her Facebook page with some selfies on the morning of Aug. 13. But when she looked back over the series of images, she told Fox, each image seemed to get progressively worse. Checking the bathroom […]
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  • Steve Phillips: Meet the Mega-Wealthy ‘Marxist-Leninist’ Behind Four Potential Governors in November
    Steve Phillips: Meet the Mega-Wealthy ‘Marxist-Leninist’ Behind Four Potential Governors in November
    September 5, 2018 | By Trevor Loudon
    News Analysis Democratic Party power-player Steve Phillips is behind the rise of four potential far-left governors who have already won their primaries. The San Francisco attorney is a mega-wealthy self-identified student of “Marx, Mao, and Lenin” directing huge resources into socialist and communist-led groups, with the goal of putting his personal far-left proteges into governor’s […]
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  • Artist Thomas Kegler Celebrates the Creation of Nature
    Artist Thomas Kegler Celebrates the Creation of Nature
    September 1, 2018 | By Milene Fernandez
    EAST AURORA, N.Y.—The beauty and magnificence of nature can reveal truths for us. When Thomas Kegler paints outdoors, he is feeling air currents, watching the leaves move, and hearing their rustling. He’s observing birds glide in the distance or listening to their singing in nearby trees. He’s noticing squirrels scurrying, and hearing a concert of […]
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  • Interview: Journalist, Author Bill Gertz on Getting Policy Toward China Right
    Interview: Journalist, Author Bill Gertz on Getting Policy Toward China Right
    August 30, 2018 | By Simone Gao
    Bill Gertz is one of the leading journalists on national security issues. He is the author of seven books, including “The China Threat.” He recently sat down with NTD, a part of the Epoch Media Group, for an interview. NTD: President Richard Nixon’s opening of U.S. relations with China has been considered an act of strategic […]
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  • University Professors Lend Their Talents to Left-Wing Hate Group
    University Professors Lend Their Talents to Left-Wing Hate Group
    August 29, 2018 | By Matthew Vadum
    News Analysis Two university professors are assisting the radical left-wing Antifa movement by compiling and publishing personal information about its perceived enemies online,  in a practice known as “doxxing.” Doxxing is publishing an individual’s private information such as a home address, workplace, date of birth, schools attended, telephone number, or Social Security number. Some consider […]
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  • Heritage Foundation’s Moore Says Realism Needed in Dealing With China
    Heritage Foundation’s Moore Says Realism Needed in Dealing With China
    August 27, 2018 | By Simone Gao
    Stephen Moore, the distinguished visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Project for Economic Growth, sat down with NTD, part of the Epoch Media Group, to discuss the trade war with China. NTD: At a public hearing held by the United States International Trade Commission on President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods, companies testified that they […]
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  • Committee of 100: Beijing’s Bridge to America’s Elite
    Committee of 100: Beijing’s Bridge to America’s Elite
    August 27, 2018 | By Trevor Loudon
    Though little known beyond elite circles, the Committee of 100 is one of the Chinese Communist Party’s most important “influence” organizations in the United States. Much like the recently defunded Confucius Institutes—the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act stipulates that no Pentagon money may be used for a program that includes the Confucius Institutes—the C-100 publicly […]
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  • Oklahoma Starts School Year Short of Teachers Despite Pay Raise
    Oklahoma Starts School Year Short of Teachers Despite Pay Raise
    August 23, 2018 | By Reuters
    TULSA, Okla.—The Oklahoma Board of Education on Aug. 23 approved a record number of emergency teacher certificates to fill a shortfall of qualified faculty that has not eased even as the state enacted its first major pay raise in a decade. With the school year already under way in most parts of the state, the […]
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  • US Health Secretary Says Agency Can Eliminate Drug Rebates
    US Health Secretary Says Agency Can Eliminate Drug Rebates
    August 20, 2018 | By Reuters
    WASHINGTON—U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said it was within his agency’s power to eliminate rebates on prescription drug purchases, a key element of the Trump administration’s plan to lower prescription medicine costs. Such rebates are negotiated in the United States by pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) to lower the cost of medicines for […]
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  • Democratic Socialists of America Is a Communist Organization
    Democratic Socialists of America Is a Communist Organization
    August 16, 2018 | By Trevor Loudon
    News Analysis America’s largest socialist organization, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), recruited tens of thousands of young people during the presidential campaign through the Bernie Sanders movement. Recently, their membership has been given another boost in the wake of DSA member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory over New York Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley in June. […]
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  • Plaintiffs Say Roundup Cancer Verdict Makes US Safer and More Just
    Plaintiffs Say Roundup Cancer Verdict Makes US Safer and More Just
    August 12, 2018 | By Celia Farber
    News Analysis The court victory was celebrated by plaintiffs as a breakthrough like those achieved in landmark tobacco and asbestos cases, as a victory for public health, as a defeat for corporate manipulation and deceit, and as consolation for a grievously injured victim. On Aug. 10, a San Francisco jury, after days of deliberation, awarded […]
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  • ‘Q’ Community Responds to Media Attacks
    ‘Q’ Community Responds to Media Attacks
    August 7, 2018 | By Joshua Philipp
    Over the past week, nearly all legacy news outlets have published articles criticizing the growing movement around a mysterious figure or group known as “Q,” which since October 2017 has been publishing alleged leaks on behind-the-scenes actions taken by the Trump administration to uproot alleged global corruption. The general angle on Q from most news […]
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  • Story of Post-WWII Hero a Lesson in Fighting for Freedom
    Story of Post-WWII Hero a Lesson in Fighting for Freedom
    August 7, 2018 | By Charlotte Cuthbertson
    WASHINGTON—Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump and a military and intelligence analyst, told an audience of teenagers recently that they are the front line for the defense of America’s freedom. “Ronald Reagan was right: The loss of liberty is always just one generation away,” he said at Turning Point USA’s High School […]
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  • The College Trap
    The College Trap
    August 6, 2018 | By Valentin Schmid
    James Altucher knows a lot about being a student. A life-long learner, Altucher not only went to university to study computer science, but later taught himself to be a successful investor and entrepreneur. Looking at the U.S. economy from his unique perspective on analyzing risks and opportunities, Altucher has found, unfortunately, that the student loan […]
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  • James Altucher on the Lost Generation of College Grads
    James Altucher on the Lost Generation of College Grads
    August 6, 2018 | By Valentin Schmid
    James Altucher knows a lot about being a student. A lifelong learner, he went to university to study computer science and later taught himself to be a successful investor and entrepreneur. In his investments, Altucher frequently manages to discover hidden aspects of a company or a sector and turn a tidy profit. Looking at the U.S. […]
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  • D’Souza’s ‘Death of a Nation’ Shows Democrat ‘Plantation’ Still in Business
    D’Souza’s ‘Death of a Nation’ Shows Democrat ‘Plantation’ Still in Business
    July 30, 2018 | By Joshua Philipp
    Dinesh D’Souza, a filmmaker and author of several New York Times bestsellers, has debunked powerful political myths still alive in our culture. In previous works, he has shown that the claim that the Republican Party is the party of racism is a lie. He has also shown that the notion that fascism and Nazism are […]
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  • Chinese Regime Recruits American Communists
    Chinese Regime Recruits American Communists
    July 30, 2018 | By Trevor Loudon
    News Analysis With little fanfare and no mainstream media publicity, two of the world’s most important communist parties have begun rebuilding relations after five decades of minimal contact. At the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CCP), a two-member delegation from the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) toured China from May 26 to June 3. […]
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