International Affairs

January 24, 2020

Fact facts: President Trump’s new guidance on religion and prayer in schools

When students go back to school Monday morning, they will have more protections to exercise their constitutional freedom of religion than at any time in decades. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued updated federal guidelines requiring public schools to respect the religious liberty of students and teachers – or lose federal funding. Continue Reading...

January 24, 2020

‘Medicare for All’ is not pro-life

President Donald Trump made history on Friday when he became the first president to address the March for Life in person. As I watched the moment unfold, I was taken aback by a poster I saw held by one of the attendees: “Medicare for All. Continue Reading...

January 23, 2020

Global wealth inequality has been falling: Report

“Economic inequality is out of control,” according to Oxfam, which releases a dire-sounding report about inequality every year on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The 2020 edition faults the supposed “dominance of neoliberal economics, which values deregulation and reduction in public spending,” and the alleged existence of “monopolies,” for “accelerating economic inequality.” Continue Reading...

January 21, 2020

Samuel Gregg reviews ‘Islam: Menace or Challenge?’

In his new book, “L’Islam: menace ou défi?” (“Islam: Menace or Challenge?”), Bishop Dominique Rey addresses how Catholics in Europe can best respond to the growth of Islam throughout the continent. Continue Reading...

January 21, 2020

Trump to Davos: Reject the ‘prophets of doom’

President Donald Trump told the world’s foremost government and business leaders to reject the “prophets of doom” and follow “the great American comeback” during his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today. Continue Reading...

January 17, 2020

FAQ: The U.S.-China ‘Phase One’ trade agreement

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He signed “Phase One” of a two-part trade agreement between the United States and China. Here are the facts you need to know. Continue Reading...

January 16, 2020

As Germany slows, Europe should worry

In 2019, the mighty German economy, the economic powerhouse of the European Union, grew a mere 0.6 percent. That’s right. It grew just over half a percent. In 2018, Germany grew 1.5 percent. Continue Reading...

January 14, 2020

NHS leader: Stop ‘prioritising’ your own health

A senior official in the UK’s single-payer healthcare system says that patients should stop selfishly putting their own health and well-being first in order to improve the funding and “morale” of the NHS. Continue Reading...

January 13, 2020

10 quotes: Sir Roger Scruton

Sir Roger Scruton, whom Acton Institute co-founder Rev. Robert Sirico once described as “perhaps the world’s leading conservative philosopher,” passed away from cancer Sunday at the age of 75. His profound intelligence probed every subject from aesthetics and sexuality to religion and the minutiae of governing. Continue Reading...

January 13, 2020

The ‘great adventure’ of Sir Roger Scruton, RIP

“Real grief,” wrote Sir Roger Scruton in Culture Counts, “focuses on the object, the person lost and mourned for, while sentimental grief focuses on the subject, the person who grieves.” Continue Reading...

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