Biden versus Bastiat

Watch: Macron Calls Free Speech Online 'Pure Bullshit' French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that the notion of free speech on social media platforms - is "pure bullshit," because algorithmically served content can lead to hate speech (such as the right to say his elderly wife has a penis and gives him black eyes). The comments come after the US recently imposed bans on a former European official and pro-censorship activists for trying to police online speech, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio justifies the moves as pushback against the...

Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Record-Breaking Flight Around The Moon Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, For the first time in more than 50 years, the president of the United States had a phone call with astronauts around the moon. President Donald Trump spoke with the crew of Artemis II on April 6, shortly after they completed their historic, record-breaking flight around the moon, saying he wanted to be the first to congratulate them on the occasion. “Today you made history and made all of America really proud,” Trump said on...

Private Sector Struggles In Major Chinese Industrial Base As Export Orders Shrink: Local Businessmen Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Amid China’s persistently sluggish economy, Zhejiang Province, a major production and industrial base in eastern China, is seeing a decline in trade orders as private enterprises struggle to stay afloat, according to industry professionals who spoke with The Epoch Times. Workers load goods for export into a container at a logistics hub in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 29, 2025. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images As the “hollowing out” of...