US Features

Recently, the general public has begun to recognize how the Chinese regime works to try to influence opinion in the United States and around the world. But even the well-informed may be surprised to learn that one of the Chinese Communist Party’s main targets is Shen Yun, a world-class Chinese dance and music performing arts […]

ROCHESTER, Minn.—A mechanical engineer named Will traveled four hours from Wisconsin to share his handmade signs with Minnesotans who were lining up for the Make America Great Again rally on Oct. 4. He said he did it to show support for President Donald Trump, who he says is, “the best president ever.” “I just love […]

Idle hands are the devil’s playground, and opioids are wreaking havoc on the unemployed underclass of the United States. The good news is that a viable solution is at hand, and it doesn’t require throwing more taxpayer money and law enforcement at the problem. Rather, a genuine solution—as opposed to stop-gap fixes that paper over […]

When considering election interference, news of state actors such as Russia and China engaging in “fake news” campaigns on social media has dominated the headlines. Largely missing from the discussion, until recently, has been the power available to tech giants—specifically Google and Facebook—to influence the behaviors of their users, including voting behavior, in ways that […]

The annual “Silver Spur Awards” presented by Reel Cowboys has been known as “the Oscars for Westerns” since 1997. On Sept. 21, the 21st award ceremony was held in Studio City, Calif., and seven notable people involved in Westerns were awarded with the Silver Spur Award. This year’s honorees included Robert Carradine, Dawn Wells, Steve […]

Former Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) was recognized the evening of Sept. 22 as part of the Values Voter Summit for his role in defending human rights worldwide—particularly religious liberty. Wolf championed these causes during 34 years in Congress and then through his work with the 21 Wilberforce Initiative. Among those speaking in honor of Wolf […]

Sept. 15 marks the 10th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which had unprecedented ramifications worldwide. Painful lessons have been learned, but the debate continues among economists about whether the crisis could have been handled better. Lehman was the fourth-largest U.S. investment bank before it filed for bankruptcy. With $639 billion in assets, it was the biggest bankruptcy in […]