Category: freedom

We Must Not Lose Sight of the Importance of Remembrance Day

Commentary It is hard to truly appreciate something without an understanding of the work and sacrifice that went into creating it. We are fickle creatures and can be prone to taking things for granted. In Canada, we have been blessed with generations of peace and relatively easy living. We enjoy some of the most abundant…


The Thin Line of Freedom: National Victims of Communism Day with Joshua Philipp

Nov. 7 is National Victims of Communism Day, but with no trials ever held for the crimes of communism, do we really know who the victims are? Since National Victims of Communism Day was declared in 2017 under former President Donald Trump, more Americans have come to recognize the crimes committed by communist regimes, but…


China’s Largest Video Site Knocks Off ‘Squid Game,’ Ridiculed Online

As the Korean drama “Squid Game” soars in popularity worldwide, Youku, China’s biggest video platform, recently announced the launch of a variety show called “Squid’s Victory,” according to Chinese provincial media Hubei Daily. While both the report and Chinese netizens ridiculed the show for blatant plagiarism, one analyst pointed out the danger of being creative in…


‘We Have a Communist Takeover’: Thousands of NYC Firemen and Police Officers Defy Vaccine Mandates in Largest Protest Yet

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s mandate last week for all city workers to get COVID-19 vaccines gave rise to even more protesters standing up against what they see as a violation of freedom of choice and a communist takeover of the country. The Epoch Times was there to interview some of the NYPD officers…


From Fear to Freedom? Liberty in the Age of COVID-19

Commentary As the first tranche of COVID-19 restrictions lifted earlier this week, the people of New South Wales (NSW) enjoyed their first taste of freedom after four months of strict lockdown and enforced seclusion. Although vaccination rates in the state were low in July, once the NSW government-linked freedoms to needles, the rates shot up…


‘Whatever It Takes’: Taiwanese President Says to Defend Freedom

Self-ruled Taiwan will defend its freedom at all costs against any external threats, the president said on Oct. 8, which includes those from its giant neighbor China. “It hopes for a peaceful, stable, predictable, and mutually beneficial coexistence with its neighbors,” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the annual Yushan Forum in Taipei, amid a rise…


Pennsylvania School Administrators Say They Are Stuck in the Middle of Mask Debate

Pennsylvania School administrators are trapped in the middle of the school mask debate and need better communication from the state Department of Health. That was the testimony Thursday during a hearing of the Senate Education Committee that explored the impact of the Department of Health’s order requiring masking of students and children at schools and…


As America Has Become More Secular, It Has Become Less Free

Commentary Here is something any honest person must acknowledge: As America has become more secular, it has become less free. Individuals can differ as to whether these two facts are correlated, but no honest person can deny they are facts. It seems to me indisputable that they are correlated. To deny this, one would have…


Election Campaign Day 35: Trust Me, Says Trudeau; Tories not ‘Wedging People’ on Vaccination, Says O’Toole

With only two days left before Canadians head to the polls, party leaders focused on issues ranging from trust and security to personal freedoms and health care. Liberals During a campaign stop in Aurora, Ont., on Sept. 18, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was asked why Canadians should trust him given he had previously promised not…


Fall Football Is Freedom

Fall means football, and football means freedom—freedom to gather, to assemble, to have fellowship, and to have fun. That’s what we do here in America, even during more pandemic paranoia. I examine the tradition of football and how important it is, moving past the pandemic nightmare lockdown measures. Hosted by the two-time Emmy-nominated actor and…