Vaccine Passport Mandates Go Viral Across Canada
Vaccine passports are coming to a second Canadian province, British Columbia, after recently-reelected New Democrat Party Premier John Horgan made the announcement on August 23. Horgan relied on the rhetorical statement, “Getting vaccinated is the...
Australia Shoots 16 Impounded Dogs to Stop Rescuers From Spreading COVID
Officials of an animal pound in the state of New South Wales shot several impounded dogs scheduled to be adopted by a rescue society on the orders of a rural municipal council. The council claimed...
Heroes of Ancient China: The Great Spiritual Teacher Lao Zi
As the founder of Daoism and the author of Dao De Ching (道德經), Lao Zi helped shape traditional Chinese culture. The following conversations with his disciples offer some insight into his spiritual achievements. Confucius learns...
Washington Received Embassy Cables in July Warning That Kabul Could Fall Rapidly: Wall Street Journal
Washington was aware of the possibility that Kabul would collapse within days once the U.S. troops fully withdrew, the Wall Street Journal learned recently from an anonymous source. According to the source, two dozen State...
Composting Restores Soil, Plant and Human Health
While the word “dirt” usually carries negative connotations, it can also be seen as the basis of our existence. Horticulturists and botanists prefer the word “soil” for the life-giving medium that makes your carpet dirty...
China Is Considering a Move That Effectively Scraps Population Control
A draft amendment submitted to China's government on Aug. 17 proposes lifting all fines for parents who choose to have more children than the current limit of three — a move that, if approved, would...
9 Clouds to Put You on Cloud Nine
Skygazing has long been a nourishing practice for the mind. When feeling overwhelmed or hopeless, peering into the limitless depths of the sky can help put things into perspective. Whether it be a starry night...
Young Americans Are Self-Enforcing Vaccine Passports on Friend, Family Relationships
More than a third of young Americans are voluntarily enforcing de facto vaccine passports through excluding unvaccinated friends, family, and acquaintances from their life, according to a new poll. Data published by Axios in a...
Space Force Commanding Officer Leaving Service After Facing Retaliation for Criticising Marxism
A 15-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force is leaving the military for good after being removed from command in May for publishing a book critical of Marxist ideological indoctrination in America’s...
‘Companion Plants’ Make Cheerful Friends for Single Dwellers
Most gardeners are familiar with the term “companion planting,” the practice of placing certain plants in the vicinity of others with which they have been shown to have a beneficial relationship with; but plants can...
More Than a Million Children Aren’t Showing Up for Public School This Year
Over 1 million school children did not show up as expected for in person or online public education programs this year. The greatest number of absentees are kindergarteners, according to a new report. Analysis published...
Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan, Biden Sending 6,000 Troops to Help With Frenzied Evacuation
U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered 6,000 additional American troops to Afghanistan to aid the evacuation process underway in the country. Afghanistan’s legal government has been ousted, with President Ashraf Ghani having escaped the country...