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Commentary Reproduced from Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights in China On March 30, U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, announced what some saw as a fundamental change in American foreign policy. The United States, Blinken said presenting the Department of State’s 45th annual report on human rights in the world, will “repudiate the […]

Commentary I’m beginning to think H.L. Mencken’s famous apothegm—“When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money”—would make a good Eleventh Commandment or at least something to bear in mind on almost any occasion. Wokeness—no matter what “justice” veneer you put on it—is about the money. It’s about taking the money from

HONG KONG—Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of participating in an illegal march during mass anti-government protests in 2019. The plea of guilty to joining the citywide unlawful protest on Aug. 31 that year comes a week after Lai and six more activists were found

The White House is looking to create ways for would-be asylum seekers from Central America—who may otherwise seek to make the perilous trek north and cross the border illegally—to enter into the United States lawfully, President Joe Biden’s special envoy Ricardo Zuniga said on Tuesday. Zuniga, Biden’s envoy to the so-called Northern Triangle countries in

LONDON—One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday. Researchers who conducted the analysis said it was not clear how the

The increased size of government coupled with unprecedented spending in response to the pandemic could serve to hinder economic recovery efforts, according to a new report. Moreover, based on the growth of government in relation to per-person spending and the size of the economy, further excessive expansion of government post-COVID could impede prosperity for Canadians

A proud wife caught a heartwarming moment on camera as her husband removed his own sweatpants to give them to a homeless man on a freezing night. Daniel Richards, 26, was paying a visit to a fast-food eatery in Fresno, California, with his wife of 10 years, when the couple met a homeless man named

A 6-year-old mule is being hailed a hero after leading two hikers to his owner who had fallen off during a trail ride and was injured as a result. Hickory’s 60-year-old owner, who prefers to stay anonymous, was on a trail ride at Clackamas County state park, Estacada, Oregon, on March 28, when he fell off

Newly released video footage shows Nation of Islam follower Noah Green shopping for a knife at a store in Washington just hours before ramming his vehicle into a barrier at the U.S. Capitol. The security footage, captured at District Cutlery, was published by WJLA. Green entered the shop in Union Market just after 11 a.m.

This is a simple and classic way to cook asparagus when the ones you can find are fresh and thick. I both trim and peel them, to make the entire stalk tender and edible, but you can definitely skip the peeling step. I like pan-frying the asparagus until just slightly brown and still firm—sort of