• 6 Reasons Chipotle Proves That Capitalism Is Amazing

    6 Reasons Chipotle Proves That Capitalism Is Amazing

    When you dine at Chipotle, you have more choices than kings had a century ago. 1. For about $10, you gain access to an entire kitchen of gourmet chefs, who work with only the finest cuts of protein and veggies. To produce a similar burrito without Chipotle would require raising your own cows, avocados, poultry, …
  • China Promises ‘Consequences’ if Britain Grants Haven for Hong Kong Residents

    China Promises ‘Consequences’ if Britain Grants Haven for Hong Kong Residents

    China is warning that the United Kingdom is opening itself up to serious “consequences” if it follows through on a plan to offer refuge and a path to citizenship for nearly three million Hong Kong citizens should China implement a restrictive national security law. China believes that “Hong Kong people who were born in Hong Kong …
  • Michigan Gov. Whitmer Violates Her Own Social Distancing Order during Civil Rights March

    Michigan Gov. Whitmer Violates Her Own Social Distancing Order during Civil Rights March

    Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer violated her own executive order on social distancing while participating in a civil rights march with hundreds of demonstrators. Whitmer’s order, which she signed on Monday, states that participants in public gatherings should remain six feet apart at all times. “The governor took precautions for engaging in an outdoor activity, including …
  • Chinese, Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump Campaign Email Accounts, Google Says

    Chinese, Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden, Trump Campaign Email Accounts, Google Says

    Chinese hackers have targeted the emails accounts of former vice president Joe Biden’s campaign staff, while Iranian hackers attempted to hack Trump campaign email accounts, Google confirmed Thursday. The campaigns have been briefed on the threats, both of which were so-called spear-phishing attacks in which spam emails that include malicious links are sent to targets …
  • Gayle King on being the mother of a black man in America right now

    Gayle King on being the mother of a black man in America right now

    Gayle King is afraid for her son. “My son is 33 years old, and I’m worried about him,” she said on Thursday’s episode of “The Talk @Home.” King, 65, explained that she begs William Bumpus Jr. not to take his dog for long walks in the Santa Monica, Calif., area amid ongoing protests in response …
  • Hong Kong police fire pepper spray as thousands defy ban on Tiananmen Square vigil

    Hong Kong police fire pepper spray as thousands defy ban on Tiananmen Square vigil

    Hong Kong police have fired pepper-spray at protesters as thousands defied a ban on holding an annual candlelight vigil in memory of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown. Authorities rejected an application on Monday to hold the event for the first time in its history, arguing the vigil would violate coronavirus social-distancing rules on large gatherings. Police clashed briefly on Thursday …
  • U.S. needs strong trade agreements with East Asia to curb Chinese influence

    U.S. needs strong trade agreements with East Asia to curb Chinese influence

    China’s increased aggression and secrecy require a change in thinking by the United States. Over the past few years, the United States has been involved in a trade war with China that negatively impacted economic growth and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs. COVID-19 has led to cries from many elected officials to move our supply chains …
  • Hawley Calls on U.S. Companies with Chinese Interests to Condemn CCP’s Actions in Hong Kong

    Hawley Calls on U.S. Companies with Chinese Interests to Condemn CCP’s Actions in Hong Kong

    China hawk Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) wrote an “open letter” to American companies with business ties to China on Thursday, calling on them to publicly denounce the Chinese Communist Party’s recent national security law that overrides Hong Kong’s independence. As Hong Kongers protested on the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Hawley warned that …
  • U.S. to Designate Additional Chinese Media Outlets as Foreign Embassies

    U.S. to Designate Additional Chinese Media Outlets as Foreign Embassies

    The U.S. will designate four Chinese state media outlets as foreign embassies in addition to five such outlets that have already been placed under restrictions, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The State Department could announce the designation as early as Thursday. China Central Television (CCTV) and China News Service are expected to be among the outlets …
  • North Korea Uses George Floyd Protests to Paint U.S. as Racist, Touts China’s Rise

    North Korea Uses George Floyd Protests to Paint U.S. as Racist, Touts China’s Rise

    North Korea on Wednesday excoriated the U.S. in the midst of George Floyd demonstrations, comparing the country to a setting sun with China rising. “Demonstrators enraged by the extreme racists throng even to the White House,” read a statement in North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun, translated in the New York Times. “This is the …