Several members of a Hong Kong group that organizes an annual vigil for the commemoration of the Tiananmen Square Massacre were arrested on Sept. 8 after they refused to provide information for a police investigation. Continue Reading...
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September 09, 2021
Banning evictions poses harm for low-income renters
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Joe Biden’s recent renewal of the eviction mortarium as issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should come as no surprise. Continue Reading...
September 08, 2021
‘No other rights are safe’ Next Digital media company announces its closing
On Sept. 5, Next Digital, parent media company of the now-liquidated pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, announced it will begin taking steps to shut down amid pressure from the city’s National Security Law, or NSL. Continue Reading...
September 07, 2021
No, Tucker Carlson: The U.S. is not, will not, and never should be like Hungary
Last month, Tucker Carlson replaced Rod Dreher as the latest conservative to take a pilgrimage to Hungary. Carlson praised Hungarian President Viktor Orbán’s pro-family policies, stricter immigration policies, and resistance to progressive views on gender, saying: “If you care about Western civilization and democracy and families and the ferocious assault on all three of those things by the leaders of our global institutions, you should know what is happening here right now.” Continue Reading...
September 07, 2021
Dreher: A virtuous resistance against totalitarianism must challenge the status quo – especially in classrooms
What’s the foundation of a good education system? Creativity and courage, according to Rod Dreher, author of the bestselling book “Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents.” Dreher argues it is these creative and courageous educators who will best “dare to disrupt” the Marxist domination of students’ and teachers’ freedom of speech and critical thinking. Continue Reading...
September 06, 2021
Fate of 8 Hong Kongers lies in hands of Chinese Communist Party after attempted speedboat escape to Taiwan
Eight Hong Kongers who were involved in a 2020 attempt to flee to Taiwan via speedboat appeared in high court on Sept. 2, facing charges of perverting the course of justice within the restrictions set by Hong Kong’s National Security Law, or NSL, according to Hong Kong Free Press. Continue Reading...
September 02, 2021
Bombs, guns, and drones cannot win a spiritual war (UPDATED)
“[A]t 12 O’clock … our country gained its full independence, praise and gratitude be to God.”
Who said it?
An American revolutionary on Sept. 3, 1783, at the signing of the Treaty of Paris, perhaps? Continue Reading...
August 31, 2021
Group behind annual Hong Kong pro-democracy commemoration under investigation
The Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, tightened its grip on public dissent Aug. 25 when party leadership announced its investigation into a leading pro-democracy group in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China is a notable supporter of democracy and is the organizer of the annual rally that commemorates protesters who died during the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Continue Reading...
August 27, 2021
Is it immoral to charge interest?
Interest-bearing loans are commonplace in today’s economy, but are a subject of great contention in many of the world’s great intellectual and religious traditions.
The Mosaic Law dictates: “If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest” (Exodus 22:25). Continue Reading...
August 27, 2021
How scientism hinders the pursuit of truth and meaning
Scientism, or the belief that all truth must be empirically verifiable, is growing in society. Given the philosophical and practical flaws inherent to this ideology, it is important to understand how it manifests in modern life. Continue Reading...
