Category: CPAC 2021

Rep. Tammy Nichols: ‘We Have to Make Sure Our States Keep Their Sovereignty’

U.S. states must take appropriate measures in order to maintain their sovereignty, a Republican in the Idaho House of Representatives told The Epoch Times in an interview last week. Rep. Tammy Nichols, a Republican from Middleton, said that several states have begun to discuss the notion of leaving the United States and gaining independence after…


‘Wokeism Is the Next or the New Secular Religion’: Young Asian-American Conservative

Asian-American conservative Kangmin Lee said on Sunday that “wokeism” is becoming a new secular religion that gives people a sense of purpose in the absence of traditional religious belief. “Wokeism is the next or the new secular religion.” Kangmin Lee told Jan Jekielek, host of The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” at CPAC 2021 on Feb….


Video: On the Chinese Regime’s Number One Goal; the India-China Standoff; and the Fall of Hong Kong—Cleo Paskal

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), we sit down with Cleo Paskal, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to discuss what nations like the United States and Canada can learn from India’s approach to China. In Hong Kong, almost every prominent pro-democracy activist and lawmaker has been arrested, prompting growing concerns…


Video: CPAC 2021: James Lindsay on How Critical Theories Work to ‘Tear Apart’ the Values of America

James Lindsay, author of Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender​, and Identity―and Why This Harms Everybody, speaks to Joshua Philipp at CPAC 2021 on how the agenda of critical theories is to ‘tear apart’ the values of America, and how identity politics is actually an ‘inversion’ of the civil rights movement….


Video: ‘They Don’t Control Me’—Vernon Jones on Confronting Cancel Culture and Leaving the Democratic Party

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), we sit down with former Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones, a lifelong Democrat who recently became a Republican and Trump supporter. We sit down to discuss his firsthand experiences with cancel culture, why he switched parties, and what he hopes to achieve with his new organization Waking Up…


YouTube Ban on Trump Channel Will Lift When ‘Risk of Violence’ Decreases, CEO Says

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that the ban on former President Donald Trump will be lifted when the “risk of violence” is deemed by the company to have decreased. YouTube, alongside many other social media sites, suspended Trump’s account following unrest at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which Trump was accused by congressional…


The Left’s Attack on the Nuclear Family Echoes Language of CCP: Morgan Zegers

The left’s attack on the nuclear family and the collectivist mindset that is growing in the United States echoes narratives from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), says Morgan Zegers, founder of Young Americans Against Socialism. “The left’s attack on the nuclear family … all goes into that growing support for socialism, that collectivist mindset that we’re…


Video: Border Must Be Secured Before Any Talk of Amnesty—Rep. Byron Donalds

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), we sit down with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who gives his perspective on how to fix America’s broken immigration system. Securing the border must come before any discussion of amnesty, he says, otherwise, it signals to traffickers, or “coyotes,” that they can continue to abuse and traffic people…


Video: ‘They Want to Cancel God’—GOYA Foods Owner Robert Unanue

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), we sit down with the owner of GOYA Foods, Robert Unanue, to discuss cancel culture, the boycott and “buy-cott” of GOYA products, and what he sees as the assault on “God, family, and work.” American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube, Rumble, Youmaker, and The…


Lewandowski: Not Sure Lara Trump Running for Senate Is a Good Thing Since Washington Is ‘Broken’

Former senior Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski believes it may not be a good idea for Lara Trump to run for the U.S. Senate because the system in Washington is broken. Lewandowski told The Epoch Times that although he’s sure Lara Trump would win if she ran for office, she could have more of an impact…