Category: Defending America

Dr. Ben Carson: The American Dream ‘Is Alive and Well’

Anybody in American can be successful, provided they work hard, according to Dr. Ben Carson. “Recognize that the American Dream is alive and well,” Carson, who founded the American Cornerstone Institute after serving in the Cabinet during the Trump administration, said on EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program. Carson, who grew up poor in Detroit, said he…


62 House Republicans Back Bill Promoting High School Education on ‘Dangers of Communism’

More than 60 House Republicans have joined forces to support a legislative effort to promote teaching high schoolers about the danger of communism and why this ideology is contrary to what America stands for. Introduced Thursday by Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), the Crucial Communism Teaching (CCT) Act (pdf) has a goal to ensure high…


Fauci’s Mandates Undermine Our Civil Liberties and Subvert Our Constitution | Truth Over News

Our Constitution is a charter of negative rights—and those negative rights play a crucial role in our lives. Under our Constitution, every individual has the right to engage in activities to preserve and enhance his life, as long as that individual refrains from engaging in activity that prevents others from doing the same. In other…


Army Recruitment Up Despite Pandemic, Mandates, Political Concerns

The U.S. Army has managed to exceed its recruitment targets this year despite the pandemic, concerns about politicization, and the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. While the pandemic has forced recruiters from the nation’s largest military branch to adapt, other issues haven’t significantly affected their work—at least not yet, The Epoch Times has learned from interviews with current,…


Army Recruitment Solid Despite Pandemic, Mandates, Political Concerns

The U.S. Army has managed to exceed its recruitment targets this year despite the pandemic, concerns about politicization, and the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. While the pandemic has forced recruiters from the nation’s largest military branch to adapt, other issues haven’t significantly affected their work—at least not yet, The Epoch Times has learned from interviews with current,…


Loudoun County Moms Set Out to Protect Their Children, Now They’re Trying to Save America

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—In December 2020, Shawntel Cooper, a mother of two in northern Virginia, noticed something new in her fourth-grade daughter’s morning class routine. Cooper had just switched roles in her company and was able to work from home, and her daughter, like most of America’s schoolchildren, was remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic….


Mississippi, Illinois School Board Associations Withdraw From National Group Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter

Mississippi and Illinois have become the latest state school board groups to discontinue their membership in the National School Board Association (NSBA), citing disagreement over a letter calling for federal intervention in parental protests. In the widely criticized Sept. 29 letter to President Joe Biden, the NSBA characterized disruptions at school board meetings as “a…


Trump Outlines GOP Strategy for 2022

News Analysis At a meeting of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), a GOP fundraising organization, President Donald Trump outlined a strategy Wednesday for the party moving into the 2022 midterm elections. After unexpectedly good returns in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections, Republicans are optimistic about their prospect in next year’s midterms. In his speech…


After War, the Journey Home Takes a Lifetime

Sailor Lawrence Markworth was eager to jump in the whaleboat to help search for a downed American pilot in the ocean near Vietnam in 1964. The war was in full swing. “We spotted a helmet bobbing in the water, and it looked like he was alive. We were all excited: ‘We’re going to rescue a…


‘No Left Turn’ Advocates Defending Freedom in American Education

The event “Defending Freedom in American Education,” held by a non-profit organization in Georgia on Oct. 23, addressed how parents can oppose Critical Race Theory (CRT), eradicate the harmful indoctrination, and preserve American values and principles in schools. “We are vocal. We are loud. We are tenacious. We must be heard. But we are civil….