EpochTV documentary explores war on farmers
By T.H. Lawrence | Aug 7, 2023
“No Farmers No Food” examines Agenda 2030 and global food crisis
Environmental and property expert: There is room for cooperation 'to support voluntary stewardship on private lands'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jun 14, 2023
Lawyer Jonathan Wood: Voluntary conservation works best and should be the first option, and administration indicates support for it
Lawyer: Sackett v. EPA case shows 50 years of wetlands practices 'not working'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jun 11, 2023
A U.S. Supreme Court decision released May 25 has encouraged some opponents of President Biden’s sweeping 30x30 initiative to set aside vast amounts of land for conservation purposes.
Cato Institute official on 30x30 initiative: According to the Fifth Amendment, 'you cannot take land for public use without paying just compensation'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jun 8, 2023
According to a report from The White House website, the 30x30 initiative is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s America the Beautiful plan and aims to conserve at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
Former New Mexico State dean: President Biden's 30x30 initiative 'has become more about politics than science'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jun 7, 2023
The Biden administration’s 30x30 conservation initiative seeks to expand the extent of land that is held by the federal government.
Ross: 'There has not been reciprocity in terms of equal treatment in U.S.-China relations ever since the end of the Maoist era'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jun 6, 2023
Professor Robert Ross dismisses the idea of reciprocity in trade relations between the United States and China.
Texas Land Trust official cites benefits, drawbacks of conservation easements
By T.H. Lawrence | Apr 12, 2023
What are conservation easements? Texas Land Trust Council Executive Officer Lori Olson took a shot at defining the term.
Former federal agent: U.S.-Mexico border is 'chaos'
By T.H. Lawrence | Apr 3, 2023
Victor Avila has lived by, worked along and watched the U.S.-Mexican border for years. The former federal agent has a blunt assessment of its current state.
Former intelligence analyst notes there are benefits in designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations
By T.H. Lawrence | Mar 20, 2023
Drug overdoses have killed more than 100,000 Americans over the past year, and 66% of those deaths were related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
Former intelligence officer: China laundering cash for Mexican drug cartels
By T.H. Lawrence | Mar 20, 2023
It is estimated that 2% to 5% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is laundered money, and a veteran U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officer, who has studied transnational crime, said China is responsible for half of that, or $2 trillion.
ChinaAid details crackdown on Chinese Christians
By T.H. Lawrence | Jan 9, 2023
Golden Lampstand Church, a Christian church in China, disclosed to ChinaAid in December that 12 members of the church had been arrested 16 months ago and have been held without a trial.
Former ambassador: Face-to-face diplomacy crucial between U.S., China as countries 'have to kind of reintroduce each other'
By T.H. Lawrence | Dec 8, 2022
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman was pleased to see President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet Nov. 14. He says this needs to occur more than every few years, during a China Town Hall sponsored by the National Committee on U.S. China Relations.
China analysts review 20th Party congress: 'You can't avoid the overwhelming dominant shadow of Xi Jinping everywhere'
By T.H. Lawrence | Nov 15, 2022
The Chinese Communist Party held its 20th Party Congress in October, with President Xi Jinping firmly in control, a subject that occupied a Oct. 25 panel discussion.
ChinaAid founder: Opression of Chinese Christians 'battle of light and darkness'
By T.H. Lawrence | Nov 10, 2022
It is a “battle of light and darkness” is how Bob Fu sees the ongoing oppression of Chinese Christians, in and out of the country.
Satter: 'For Russia, war is an instrument of internal policy'
By T.H. Lawrence | Oct 14, 2022
David Satter, a leading commentator on Russia and the former Soviet Union, was a guest on the Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire podcast to discuss the current issues and challenges related to Russia's relationship with the United States and the West.
America First Policy Institute analyst: 'It’s very, very important that we work on strategic decoupling from China'
By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 20, 2022
The United States must move decisively to achieve independence from China in terms of economic, manufacturing and energy policies, according to one analyst.
Podcast series: 'Communist Chinese government and its surrogates have been grabbing a bigger and bigger share of the Lone Star State'
By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 19, 2022
Beware Greeks bearing gifts, according to an old saying.
Human rights researcher: 'Chinese pro-democracy students in Australia had to alter their behavior' to avoid harassment from fellow students
By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 8, 2022
Australian universities have prided themselves as bastions of freedom and learning, but they have failed at protecting students of Chinese heritage who were being harassed for their support of democracy and freedom, according to human rights advocates.
Analyst: 'Beijing has punished Australia, I mean quite severely, as a lesson to other countries'
By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 7, 2022
Chinese interference in Australian government, politics and education, and its effort to silence critics was the topic of a Zoom discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
CSIS notes Taiwan's government does 'not shy away from fighting, but they certainly are not itching for a fight' in China's response to Pelosi visit
By T.H. Lawrence | Sep 6, 2022
Is it a crisis? Or merely tense geopolitics as usual between China and Taiwan?
