Beijing’s new Security Law that criminalized “Secession” (ie Hong Kong autonomy) protests has ended the Hong Kong we knew forever. Hong Kong was relinquished as a British colony in 1997, and under the agreement Hong Kong would be autonomous from China for 50 years. China did not want to wait until 2047, and imposed a…
Japan’s Vice Prime Minister Tarō Asō offered a tough rebuke of the WHO (World Health Organization) and called them the CHO (China Health Organization). Watch the video below: Tarō has had long-standing sympathy for Taiwan and their desire to remain sovereign from China. These harsh words came following an interview with ‘CHO’ Official Bruce Aylward…
This week Greta Thunberg went to Washington. Like the legendary Mr. Smith who went to the capital city before her, Greta was the talk of the town – not only for her youth and uniqueness, but for the guffaws her U.S. debut ignited. Unlike Mr. Smith, whose optimism was the object of ridicule, Greta’s pessimism stole…
Mary Margaret Olohan The U.S. Health and Human Services secretary condemned efforts to provide international access to abortion at a United Nations conference Monday. HHS Secretary Alex Azar spoke Monday morning at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and told the gathered nations abortion is not an international right. Azar also condemned Alethe use of “ambiguous…
Michael Bastasch Republish Reprint The United Nations is out with a familiar refrain: ecological catastrophe is decades away, echoing a warning from 1982. In 1982, the U.N. warned of environmental destruction “as irreversible as any nuclear holocaust” by the turn of the century. This time, the U.N. says one million species are threatened with extinction,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman The U.S. is expected to issue an ultimatum to the United Nations Human Rights Council Tuesday: either remove anti-Israeli bias or America may withdraw. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said Saturday that Washington would decide whether to withdraw after a three-week session in Geneva, Switzerland wraps up…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch A United Nations report published Wednesday highlights the legal risks that opponents say President Donald Trump faces if he does not withdraw from Paris climate agreement. The Paris Agreement could be used to force governments, including the Trump administration, “that have adopted climate-oriented laws to implement them,” reads the UN Environmental…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sen. Rand Paul It is my duty as a senator to uphold and defend the Constitution. One of my most important responsibilities in this role is to provide advice and consent on treaties, a check and balance on the Executive Branch. It gives us the opportunity to make sure the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The Department of State laid out why it no longer funds the United Nations’ family planning arm in a memo sent to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relation. The department said U.S. government money will not be given to the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) and any…
Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway called for paid parental leave in a speech to the United Nations on International Women’s day this Wednesday.