Fumio Kishida Elected Japanese PM, Pushes for More Cooperation Between Taiwan and Japan
The election for the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the ruling party of Japan, was held on Sept. 29. The winner, Fumio Kishida, became Japan’s 100th prime minister, following the resignation of predecessor...
NIH Director Francis Collins Resigns After FOIA Disclosure Showed Wuhan Lab Gain of Function Funding
Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Francis Collins, resigned suddenly on Oct. 5, less than a month after The Intercept obtained 900 pages of documents in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request...
US Supply Chain Under Pressure as Ships at California Ports Face 4-Week Unloading Time
As Christmas rush approaches, the North American supply chain is under pressure with ports in California and New York have ships waiting as long as four weeks to unload their cargo. An Oct. 1 article...
Self Esteem: Why We Need It and How To Keep It
Self-esteem is described as someone’s personal sense of worth or value - basically, how much you value yourself in life. Factors for your self-esteem include self-confidence, a feeling of security, identity, a sense of belonging...
Read More Classic Literature – It’s Good and Good For You!
A good book that stands the test of time does so for a reason. Classic literature offers so much more than just several hours of entertainment. The best books help us to understand humanity, give...
Disintegrating the Culture of the Chinese Communist Party: Introduction
First published in 2006 by the Chinese-language Epoch Times, this series lays out in detail the vast system of Communist Party culture that dominates mainland China today and how it violently replaced the ancient moral...
COVID Camps in America? Washington State is Hiring Staff for an ‘Isolation and Quarantine Facility’
Are government operated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) camps being established in the United States? The answer is yes, according to a September job posting by the Washington State government. However, the state has been quietly...
The Chinese Communist Climate Trap
Commentary The Canadian International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS) has said that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which spreads across five continents, is proving to be detrimental to the environment. Ninety percent of...
Fumio Kishida Set to Become Japan’s 100th Prime Minister
Fumio Kishida, 64, is set to become Japan's 100th prime minister following a leadership vote on Wednesday, Sept. 29, by the incumbent Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Kishida won the runoff 250-170 against rival Taro Kono...
Harvard, Despite a 95 Percent Vaccination Rate, Returns to Remote Learning After Breakthrough Outbreak
Harvard Business School (HBS) is moving all first and some second year MBA students from in person to remote learning after suffering a rash of breakthrough Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in its graduate program...
Salmonella Outbreak of ‘Unknown Origin’: CDC Investigating ‘Takeout Cups’ Bearing ‘Lime, Cilantro, and Onions’
The CDC has potentially identified the source of a salmonella outbreak, which is still of “unknown origin” as the CDC continues to track the spread of the bacteria. While still not officially confirmed, the bacteria...
China Announces Plans to Limit Non-Necessary Abortions
The State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on Sept. 27 announced new guidelines to fight the country’s demographic decline, including limits on “medically non-necessary artificial abortions.” Following a 2016 relaxation of the...