In a historic ruling, a Hong Kong court convicted a protester of terrorism under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, or NSL, for the first time on July 27, The New York Times reported. Continue Reading...
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July 27, 2021
Healing the broken spirit of California
It’s been barely a month since California reopened, and some counties are already beginning to reinstate mask mandates, even for fully vaccinated residents. This is but the latest pivot in California’s ongoing response to the pandemic, marked by constant bureaucratic whiplash and a flood of social, economic, and political crises. Continue Reading...
July 27, 2021
Jimmy Lai contests charges of participation in unauthorized assembly during Tiananmen Square commemoration
In 1989, authorities armed with assault rifles accompanied by tanks fired at millions of student-led pro-democracy, demonstrators killing thousands and arresting most others. Every year in Hong Kong, pro-democracy advocates commemorate the massacre by hosting a vigil that marks the June anniversary. Continue Reading...
July 26, 2021
A biblical theology of work, Part 4: Enterprise and entrepreneurship
Why does business matter to God? Well, if business does not matter to God then we render a large part of human existence meaningless. The church, however, seems to be incapable in so many ways of understanding business resulting in words such as “profit” or “incentive” being seen as dirty. Continue Reading...
July 23, 2021
America suffers from economic nationalism
One of the biggest political upheavals in America over recent years has been a resurgence in economic nationalism. Given the amount of regulation with which it is burdened, America’s economy can hardly be described as laissez-faire. Continue Reading...
July 23, 2021
Against trade wars as class wars
Debates between free-traders and protectionists routinely devolve into competing variations of class warfare – each claiming the cause of the “common man” against a wealthy and entrenched elite.
Whereas protectionists argue that trade liberalization primarily benefits the rich, displacing disproportionate numbers of working-class employees, free-traders rush to the defense of working-class consumers, whose pocketbooks are undoubtedly harmed by tariffs and restrictions. Continue Reading...
July 22, 2021
Chinese Communist Party arrests children’s book publishers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s recent crackdown on pro-democracy dissent entered the realm of children’s literature on July 22 with the arrest of five members of a speech therapist union behind the publishing of children’s books. Continue Reading...
July 22, 2021
The crumbling façade of Cuban communism
It has become routine for Bernie Sanders and other self-described democratic socialists to praise Cuba for its high literacy rates and universal health care. More recently, Black Lives Matter released a statement supporting the communist regime while criticizing U.S. Continue Reading...
July 22, 2021
Chinese Communist Party denies bail to 4 Apple Daily staffers, arrests 8th pro-democracy newspaper executive
On Thursday, four staff members from the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, were denied bail in a Hong Kong court. The four have been accused of colluding with foreign forces under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, or NSL, in its pursuit of absolute censorship. Continue Reading...
July 21, 2021
How a bamboo entrepreneur cooperates with nature and neighbor
Rekha Dey wasn’t always passionate about bamboo, but after touring an innovative production facility, she saw its potential. With the right business model, bamboo could be used to provide high-quality, environmentally friendly housing across India. Continue Reading...
