Commentary As Western society becomes increasingly secularized, can our liberal democracy survive without God? John Adams wrote to the Massachusetts Militia in 1798 that “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” The claim made by Adams’ makes eminent sense if we…
Communist China One of World’s ‘Worst Abusers of Human Rights and Religious Freedom’: State Department Report
May 15, 2023
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China’s ruling regime continues to be “one of the worst abusers of human rights and religious freedom in the world,” a senior State Department official said as the department releases its annual report on international religious freedom. “They continue to engage in genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs. They’re also continuing their repression of…
Mayor Candidate in London Fired for Saying ‘Marriage Is Between a Man and Woman’ Wins Lawsuit
The Christian mayoral candidate in London’s civic election has scored a “massive win” after tasting bitter discrimination from her former employer, housing association L&Q. It wasn’t discrimination for her skin color—she’s the daughter of Jamaican immigrants—but the religious views she espoused during her campaign that marriage is “between a man and a woman.” For this,…
DHS Raids Chinese Solar Panel Maker in Florida, California
A Chinese solar panel maker has been raided by Homeland Security. Officers exercised search warrants in the Golden and Sunshine states this week, but DHS is staying tight-lipped on the details. That’s alongside rising concerns over forced labor in Asia, where most U.S. solar gear comes from. Topics in this episode: DHS Raids Chinese Solar…
Imprisond Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Lawyer Receives Gwangju Prize for Human Rights; Beijing’s Demand for Revocation Rejected
Currently serving a jail sentence in Hong Kong, Chow Hang-tung, a human rights lawyer and former vice chairman of the now-dissolved Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (the Alliance), has recently been honored with the 2023 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights by the South Korean May 18 Memorial Foundation (the…
China Increases Its Use of Exit Bans
Commentary Xi Jinping has two big problems as a student of economics. One, he and his government seem to have no idea of what motivates people to invest and take economic risks. Two, Beijing seems unable to resist any exercise of power. Both these problems show clearly in Beijing’s heightened use of exit bans against…
Foreign Affairs Minister Announces Canada Will Seek Seat on UN Human Rights Council
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced that Canada will seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council for 2028 to 2030. “The multilateral system that underpins [human] rights is under threat like never before. To confront this challenge, we must work together to rebuild the human rights foundation to strive towards a more…
Global Internet Shutdowns Are at Record Levels—Here’s What to Do If It Happens to You
May 9, 2023
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In the digital era, the right to access information goes hand in hand with freedom and democratic values. However, authoritarian regimes and private sector actors in 35 countries have stepped up the use of internet blackouts as a method to control protests, free speech, and suppress information. Five nations enacted internet blackouts related to national…
China Is Becoming a Black Box Under New CCP Rules
Commentary A slew of new policies, coupled with vastly changed behavior, is cutting the world off from vital information about what is happening in China, our ability to understand reality inside the black box that China is becoming, and our ability to engage with it. Recent news of raids on the offices of not one…
U.S. Senate Passes Resolution to Condemn Beijing for Demolishing Hong Kong’s Rule of Law and Freedom
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has passed a resolution to condemn the Beijing government’s destruction of the rule of law and democracy of Hong Kong. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed their…
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