The Cuban government is built on longstanding lies and the systemic oppression of its own people. For Americans to also be duped by the regime’s propaganda is a tragedy of ignorance. Read More… It has e 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 munist regime while criticizing U.S. sanctions against Cuba. Meanwhile, the Cuban people cry for...

A new study dispels the myth that “trade wars are class wars,” and, in doing so, reminds us of the social harmony and interdependency that free trade helps to provide. Read More… Debates between free-traders and protectionists routinely devolve peting variations of class warfare – each claiming the cause of the mon 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...

In the long term, economic nationalism is bad for American business, American consumers and the American economy’s health. What is patriotic about that? Read More… 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. But what’s not in doubt is that skepticism about free trade and free markets has grown across the American...

From journalism to children’s literature, the CCP makes examples out of those who exercise freedom of speech, instilling fear in Chinese citizens. Read More… 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. The main book that prompted the arrest was a children’s illustration of the 12 activists arrested at sea trying to escape to Taiwan...

With this first NSL es a looming reality: It is necessary for Chinese citizens and those around the world should work to free the Chinese people from munist government’s pursuit of absolute control and decimation of their citizens’ liberty. Read More… 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. Leon Tong Ying-kit was arrested on...

Acton’s latest volume offers thoughtful reflection on the intersection of economics and ethics amid the disruption of the pandemic. Read More… The newest issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality (Volume 24, Number 1) has been released in print and online at our website. In my editorial for the issue, I offer a preview of its contents: To use popular terminology, through reflecting on the “known unknown”—the hour of our deaths, the return of Jesus Christ—we fortify ourselves for...

The divine economy is an enterprise economy and an entrepreneurial one. We would do well to honor, rather than disparage, those who create wealth and take entrepreneurial risk. They reflect God’s character and God’s purpose. Read More… 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...

The Chinese Communist Party will not and cannot tolerate any opposition, verbal or otherwise, in order to maintain control of their citizens. The latest protestor trial opens the door to a more broad application of NSL on any phrase or word that poses a threat to the CCP’s absolute control of China. Read More… Leon Tong Ying-Kit became the first person to be sentenced under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, or NSL, on July 30, when a Hong Kong court...

The citizens of California cannot undo the last 16 months of damage done by the government, but they can choose to contribute to a better solution. Read More… 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. During the...

The destruction of democratic principles are another facet of the Chinese Communist Party’s never-ending pursuit of absolute control. Read More… In 1989, authorities armed with assault rifles panied by tanks fired at millions of student-led pro-democracy, demonstrators killing thousands and arresting most others. Every year in Hong Kong, pro-democracy memorate the massacre by hosting a vigil that marks the June anniversary. Recently, Hong Kong is upping its crackdown, not just on pro-democratic demonstrations, but also on the memory of them....