Category: Defending America

Progressive Governance Needs a Social Credit State

Commentary  Critics of the Chinese Communist regime often point toward the government’s social credit system, in which the government traces individuals’ electronic paths, from their comments on social media to items they purchase, and issues rewards and punishments based on the information collected. For example, a Chinese citizen who receives a “bad” social credit score might…


Believers Should Stand Up for Truth Amid Pressure on Religion: Preacher

When the government tries to restrict the exercise of religion Christians have to stand up, said Robert Jeffress, a preacher, bestselling author, and television host. “What distresses me is when Christians refuse to take a stand [on the left’s agenda that is being pushed] and are willing to just blow whichever way the wind blows,”…


Former Islamic Extremist: Elites Using Radicalization Techniques on Population

Maajid Nawaz knows what it’s like to be radicalized by outside influences, because it happened to him. Nawaz, a former Islamic extremist and author of the book “Radical,” said recently that he’s seeing the elites in power using the same tactics his extremist organization used to undermine people’s belief systems with specific narratives. “I do…


Vivek Ramaswamy: How to Dismantle the Woke-Industrial Complex

“We want the people who run the government to be the people who we actually elect to run the government—not the managerial elites who ultimately pull the strings from behind the scenes,” says entrepreneur and commentator Vivek Ramaswamy. Appointed leaders and bureaucrats—from the executives of Google and Blackrock and Facebook to the heads of “alphabet…


Vivek Ramaswamy: How to Dismantle the Woke-Industrial Complex | CPAC 2022

“We want the people who run the government to be the people who we actually elect to run the government—not the managerial elites who ultimately pull the strings from behind the scenes,” says entrepreneur and commentator Vivek Ramaswamy. Appointed leaders and bureaucrats—from the executives of Google and Blackrock and Facebook to the heads of “alphabet…


New Jersey Trucker Convoy Sets Off, Honored by Congressman’s Proclamation

WOODSTOWN, New Jersey—Truckers from New Jersey converged on Sunday for a sendoff rally in southwest New Jersey before heading to Washington, D.C. The convoy was commended by a congressman representing the people in that area. Two trucker convoys–one originating in the northern part of New Jersey and another coming from the southern New Jersey–converged for…


Senators Say People’s Convoy ‘Fighting for Freedom’ After Meeting on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON—Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on March 8 praised The People’s Convoy for “fighting for freedom” and “awakening Americans” at their meeting with leaders of the group, which traveled across the country from California. Johnson told The Epoch Times that the truckers are taking “extraordinary measures” to “get the unbiased news out.”…


Labels Matter Less Than Coming Together to Save Democracy: Author of ‘Woke Inc.’

Speaking on the current economic and social climate in the West, author of “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam,” Vivek Ramaswamy said people need to look past the artificial problems promoted by the left and the superficial solutions presented by the right and come together as Americans to save democracy. He believes the…


Truck-Led Convoy to Slowly Circle the DC Beltway: Organizers

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland—The People’s Convoy, a large caravan of vehicles led by trucks, will be moving slowly around the Beltway on Sunday morning in efforts to stop the government’s COVID-19 emergency powers. The group “plans to circle the Beltway at least twice” on Sunday to send a message to the U.S. government and lawmakers, and “has…


Truck-Led Convoy to Slowly Circle the DC Beltway in Protest Against Government’s COVID-19 Emergency Powers

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland—The People’s Convoy, a large caravan of vehicles led by trucks, will be moving slowly around the Beltway on Sunday morning in efforts to stop the government’s COVID-19 emergency powers. The group “plans to circle the Beltway at least twice” on Sunday and “has been working with local and state law enforcement to find…