American Thought Leaders
In a polarized nation, vital stories are often overlooked. American Thought Leaders, hosted by Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek, delivers in-depth conversations with influential voices.
American Thought Leaders | LATEST STORIES
How Xi Jinping Broke All the CCP’s Rules | Heng He
Five of the seven members of China’s Central Military Commission have now effectively been purged or removed.
|
The False Promise of Antidepressants | Dr. Joanna Moncrieff
Dr. Moncrieff is a British psychiatrist and author of ’Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth.’
|
In Some States, Parents Risk Losing Custody for Rejecting Child’s Transgender Identity | Erin Friday
Friday has joined the legal fight against school policies that allow social transitioning of minors without parental consent.
|
Why Steak Is at the Top of the New Food Pyramid | Dr. Shawn Baker
Dr. Baker is the author of ‘The Carnivore Diet,’ co-founder of the online clinic Revero, and a former orthopedic surgeon and world-champion athlete.
|
A New Approach to Alzheimer’s? | Lou Reese
A new biotechnology has shown preliminary promise in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
|
Dr. Mehmet Oz: Up to $4 Billion in Health Care Fraud in California
‘Minnesota … is dwarfed by what I saw in California, which is whole-scale cultural malfeasance around health care,’ Dr. Oz says.
|
The Evidence of Harm: What the Data Really Show About Pediatric Transgender Procedures | Leor Sapir
Sapir is one of the co-authors of an over 400-page HHS review of the evidence around treatments for pediatric gender dysphoria.
|
The Untold Story Behind Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech | Producer Mark Joseph
Joseph’s film ‘Reagan’ is based on Paul Kengor’s book “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism.”
|
Exclusive: Inside SBA’s Crack Down on Loan Fraud Nationwide | Administrator Kelly Loeffler
The SBA recently suspended nearly 7,000 borrowers in Minnesota for suspected COVID relief loan fraud.
|
Why Maduro’s Capture Is a Major Blow for Beijing | J. Michael Waller
‘Trump has just pulled out a linchpin in an elaborate piece of machinery for the CCP’s sprawling global empire,’ he says.
|
Alex Berenson: What Teens Should Know About Cannabis and THC
Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and now independent journalist and the author of ‘Tell Your Children.’
|
Chloe Cole Breaks Down Major HHS Shift on Gender Medicine—and Why It Matters
At age 15, Chloe Cole underwent a double mastectomy. Now, she’s one of America’s most prominent advocates against ‘gender-affirming’ care for minors.
|
The Woke Movement Has Peaked. What’s Next? | Andrew Doyle
Doyle is the creator of Titania McGrath, a fictional ultra-woke activist whose X account became hugely popular.
|
How Overdiagnosis Turns Healthy People Into Patients | Alan Cassels
Many doctors, Cassels says, know little about the adverse effects of the many drugs they prescribe to their patients.
|
Rob Schneider: Here’s What’s Wrong With Our Culture Today
‘If we’re going to continue to have a free society, it’s going to require people to step up and be courageous,’ Schneider said.
|
The Reagan-Era Strategy That Could Reignite America’s Technological Power | Michael Sekora
In the 1980s, Michael Sekora led a classified Defense Intelligence Agency program called ‘Project Socrates’ under the Reagan administration.
|
What Americans Aren’t Told About Psychiatric Medications | Robert Whitaker
U.S. spending on treating mental disorders has risen substantially over the past decades.
|
Former US Army Pacific Chief Reveals What’s Missing in US Taiwan Strategy | Gen. Charles Flynn (Ret.)
The real ‘center of gravity’ of a Chinese invasion will lie in its ability to rapidly assemble, deploy, and transport land forces across the Taiwan Strait.
|
Future of European Security and Russia-Ukraine Peace Efforts: Latvia Foreign Minister Baiba Braze
Latvia is one of the few EU countries that spends considerably more than 2 percent of its annual GDP on its military.
|
Former CDC Director Calls for Removal of mRNA Vaccines for COVID-19 | Dr. Robert Redfield
Redfield is a clinical virologist and led the CDC from 2018 to 2021. He’s the author of ‘Redfield’s Warning.’
|
How Xi Jinping Broke All the CCP’s Rules | Heng He
Five of the seven members of China’s Central Military Commission have now effectively been purged or removed.
|
The False Promise of Antidepressants | Dr. Joanna Moncrieff
Dr. Moncrieff is a British psychiatrist and author of ’Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth.’
|
In Some States, Parents Risk Losing Custody for Rejecting Child’s Transgender Identity | Erin Friday
Friday has joined the legal fight against school policies that allow social transitioning of minors without parental consent.
|
Why Steak Is at the Top of the New Food Pyramid | Dr. Shawn Baker
Dr. Baker is the author of ‘The Carnivore Diet,’ co-founder of the online clinic Revero, and a former orthopedic surgeon and world-champion athlete.
|
A New Approach to Alzheimer’s? | Lou Reese
A new biotechnology has shown preliminary promise in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
|
Dr. Mehmet Oz: Up to $4 Billion in Health Care Fraud in California
‘Minnesota … is dwarfed by what I saw in California, which is whole-scale cultural malfeasance around health care,’ Dr. Oz says.
|
The Evidence of Harm: What the Data Really Show About Pediatric Transgender Procedures | Leor Sapir
Sapir is one of the co-authors of an over 400-page HHS review of the evidence around treatments for pediatric gender dysphoria.
|
The Untold Story Behind Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech | Producer Mark Joseph
Joseph’s film ‘Reagan’ is based on Paul Kengor’s book “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism.”
|
Exclusive: Inside SBA’s Crack Down on Loan Fraud Nationwide | Administrator Kelly Loeffler
The SBA recently suspended nearly 7,000 borrowers in Minnesota for suspected COVID relief loan fraud.
|
Why Maduro’s Capture Is a Major Blow for Beijing | J. Michael Waller
‘Trump has just pulled out a linchpin in an elaborate piece of machinery for the CCP’s sprawling global empire,’ he says.
|
Alex Berenson: What Teens Should Know About Cannabis and THC
Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and now independent journalist and the author of ‘Tell Your Children.’
|
Chloe Cole Breaks Down Major HHS Shift on Gender Medicine—and Why It Matters
At age 15, Chloe Cole underwent a double mastectomy. Now, she’s one of America’s most prominent advocates against ‘gender-affirming’ care for minors.
|
The Woke Movement Has Peaked. What’s Next? | Andrew Doyle
Doyle is the creator of Titania McGrath, a fictional ultra-woke activist whose X account became hugely popular.
|
How Overdiagnosis Turns Healthy People Into Patients | Alan Cassels
Many doctors, Cassels says, know little about the adverse effects of the many drugs they prescribe to their patients.
|
Rob Schneider: Here’s What’s Wrong With Our Culture Today
‘If we’re going to continue to have a free society, it’s going to require people to step up and be courageous,’ Schneider said.
|
The Reagan-Era Strategy That Could Reignite America’s Technological Power | Michael Sekora
In the 1980s, Michael Sekora led a classified Defense Intelligence Agency program called ‘Project Socrates’ under the Reagan administration.
|
What Americans Aren’t Told About Psychiatric Medications | Robert Whitaker
U.S. spending on treating mental disorders has risen substantially over the past decades.
|
Former US Army Pacific Chief Reveals What’s Missing in US Taiwan Strategy | Gen. Charles Flynn (Ret.)
The real ‘center of gravity’ of a Chinese invasion will lie in its ability to rapidly assemble, deploy, and transport land forces across the Taiwan Strait.
|
Future of European Security and Russia-Ukraine Peace Efforts: Latvia Foreign Minister Baiba Braze
Latvia is one of the few EU countries that spends considerably more than 2 percent of its annual GDP on its military.
|
Former CDC Director Calls for Removal of mRNA Vaccines for COVID-19 | Dr. Robert Redfield
Redfield is a clinical virologist and led the CDC from 2018 to 2021. He’s the author of ‘Redfield’s Warning.’
|