Tag: power

McLintock! (1963)

Wealthy rancher G.W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians, and corrupt government officials. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films *…


Oregon Facing Widespread Power Shut-offs as State Experiences ‘Critical Fire Weather’

Widespread power shut-offs could leave more than 50,000 Oregonians in the dark this weekend as the state faces extreme wildfire risk. With 26 fires already burning on 195,000 acres across the state, the National Weather Service in Portland issued two red flag warnings on Sept. 8 for critical fire weather conditions, including strong wind, high…


Oregon Adopts California Fire Tactic, Shuts Power Amid High Winds

PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region in the hopes that it would lessen the risk of wildfires in dry and hot conditions. Power shut-offs due to fire weather, common in California, are relatively new to the Pacific Northwest. The…


The Return of Carl Schmitt and His Scheme for Regime Longevity

Commentary The message and optics of Joe Biden’s address from Sept. 1, 2022, were startling in our supposedly enlightened times. In the mid-1930s, however, both were conventional politics. This was a time in which the most menacing discovery of modern times came to be perfected in political rhetoric. That discovery was that the most successful path to…


Michigan Storms Leave Over 340,000 People Without Power, Kill Teenager

Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents were without electricity on Tuesday after powerful storms toppled trees and downed thousands of power lines in the state a day earlier, including one that electrocuted a 14-year-old girl. More than 340,000 customers remained without power, utility companies said at around 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Dozens of schools…


The Rise of Global Feudalism

Commentary Is “global feudalism” on the horizon? It sure looks that way. I use the term “global feudalism” because it describes what seems to occur with the rise of the technocratic state and the undeniably powerful influence of political and industrial elites over the lives of the average person. Feudalism 101 Feudalism, you may recall, was…


Toronto Hydro, Hydro One Say Power Restored After Downtown Outage

Toronto Hydro and Hydro One say power has been restored to remaining customers after a large swath of the city’s downtown core lost power, leaving office buildings, a major mall and a university campus without electricity. In posts on Twitter Thursday, the utilities announced the power was back on and thanked people for their continued…


Culture Guides Economics, and Our Culture Is a Mess: Dave Brat

“We’ve never been this mismanaged before in the history of economics. It’s all become political,” says Dave Brat, dean of the Liberty University School of Business. From 2014 to 2019, he served as a U.S. representative for the state of Virginia. Brat holds a Ph.D. in economics and an M.Div. in theological studies. “Everything—the economy and…


More Than 16,000 Australians Without Power as Winter Storm Causes Chaos

More than 16,000 Australian households and businesses in the southern Australian state of Vicotria were without power on Wednesday morning after wild winds lashed the state overnight. AusNet Services reported the most unplanned outages, with more than 15,000 as of about 9 a.m. The outages were most significant to the east of Melbourne and in…


Japan’s Defense Against ‘Paramount’ Leader Xi; Legal Expert: USAGM Nominee’s China Ties

Japan is on the road to amending its constitution amid China’s military threat. We discuss how the Chinese regime’s leadership is pushing Japan to do so, with Taiwan as the focus. While Chinese leader Xi Jinping wants to become the paramount leader, he needs credible achievements. A new so-called People’s View says they will keep…