On Sept. 17, a Hong Kong high court ruled that the Security Bureau maintains the power to restrict jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s voting rights as the major shareholder of his media company, Next Digital. Continue Reading...
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September 21, 2021
For nature and neighbor: A Christian vision of work and the economy
Abounding in freedom and plenty, Americans continue to grapple with competing forms of workism and careerism, struggling to find meaning and identity in an increasingly secular age.
In response, many Christians have rightly taken a renewed interest in vocation and calling, reflecting on God’s original design for economic life. Continue Reading...
September 21, 2021
Should morality be legislated?
Should governments legislate morality? It depends on how we define our terms.
If “legislate morality” is simply defined as “making laws that are moral,” then it is obvious that we should legislate morality. Continue Reading...
September 19, 2021
Hong Kong officials pressure journalism group to reveal list of members
On Sept. 15, Hong Kong’s Secretary of Security, Chris Tang, called for the Hong Kong Journalists’ Association, the city’s main press group, to reveal to the public who its members work for and how many of them are students. Continue Reading...
September 19, 2021
The impact of church attendance on child development and family life
Only 47% of Americans belong to a church of any faith.
This matters, especially for families and children, as well as our communities, as church attendance and religious adherence not only benefit family life, but also the development of children, as both church and a strong family life positively form children and help them become productive members of society. Continue Reading...
September 18, 2021
9 Hong Kong activists sentenced to 10 months over participation in Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil
Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced Sept. 15 to 10 months in prison for their participation in the annual vigil for the commemoration of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Twelve defendants total pled guilty earlier this month to their involvement in the vigil that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, when Chinese troops fired at student protesters participating in pro-democracy protests. Continue Reading...
September 15, 2021
Sri Lanka’s organic farming mandate leads to food shortage, economic emergency
In April, the Sri Lankan government banned the import and use of fertilizers and agrochemicals, including insecticides and herbicides, marking a significant step in their goal to become the world’s first country to produce 100% organic agriculture. Continue Reading...
September 14, 2021
‘Win-win denial’: The roots of zero-sum thinking
One of the basic insights of economics is that trade is mutually beneficial, making both parties better off than they were before. It’s a proposition about human exchange that stretches back to Adam Smith’s foundational treatise, “The Wealth of Nations.” Continue Reading...
September 13, 2021
With the ‘new Taliban’ now in power, can we expect anything different?
The dramatic return of the Taliban to Kabul has consequences beyond the borders of Afghanistan. The Taliban are not the most popular group in Afghanistan but they certainly are the most feared, with enough force at their disposal to impose their dogmatic version of Islam over the country. Continue Reading...
September 13, 2021
Hong Kong journalists tell ABC they ‘fear for their lives’ because of communist Chinese power grab
Hong Kong pro-democracy news service Apple Daily shut its doors on June 24, but the ripple effects from the Chinese Communist Party’s attack on the free press continue to reverberate. Seven former Apple Daily employees have been charged under the city’s National Security Law, or NSL, which bans what the government deems to be acts of secession, subversion, or terrorism. Continue Reading...
