International Affairs

February 26, 2021

NHS staff told ‘do not resuscitate’ COVID-19 patients with learning disabilities

After a year-long legal battle, a British hospital apologized for placing 51-year-old Andrew Waters under a “Do Not Resuscitate” order without his family’s consent during his 2011 hospital stay, because he suffered from Down syndrome and “learning difficulties.” Continue Reading...

February 12, 2021

China’s BBC ban is a warning for those who could crack down on ‘fake news’

Shortly after the Capitol riot, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated, “We’re going to have to figure out how we rein in our media environment so that you can’t just spew disinformation and misinformation.” Continue Reading...

February 11, 2021

‘Mental torture’? Jimmy Lai denied bail for second time

Early Tuesday morning local time, guards hurried pro-democracy and human rights advocate Jimmy Lai out of his prison transport – handcuffed, arms chained around his waist like a member of a chain gang – and inside the courthouse. Continue Reading...

February 04, 2021

Denmark’s government wants to read your sermons

In the name of stamping out domestic subversion, politicians in Denmark have drafted a bill that would force clergy who preach in a foreign language to translate their sermons into Danish and send a copy to the government for review. Continue Reading...

January 29, 2021

Acton Institute ranks as a global think tank leader in 2020 report

The Acton Institute is not only one of the world’s most influential thought leaders, according to a new report, but our annual Acton University ranks as the best conference presented by any think tank in the world that consistently supports a free economy. Continue Reading...

January 27, 2021

Paying all employees the same salary caused therapists trauma

A psychotherapy practice’s year-long experiment with paying every employee an equal salary has disproved the central economic thesis of socialism. Calvin Benton co-founded Spill, a British firm that offers psychological counseling via online technology like Zoom. Continue Reading...

January 12, 2021

Free video conference celebrates Sir Roger Scruton on the first anniversary of his death

Sir Roger Scruton passed away on January 12, 2020 – one year ago today. On the first anniversary of his death, many of his closest friends and colleagues will celebrate his memory and his incalculable contribution to conservatism in a free, online conference titled, “Remembering Roger Scruton.” Continue Reading...

December 31, 2020

The state of human freedom in 2020

The year 2020 has been the most challenging and demanding year most Americans can remember. How did freedom fare in the United States and around the world over the past year? Continue Reading...

December 07, 2020

Joe Biden’s $15 minimum wage hike: when bad ideas cross the Atlantic

Joe Biden’s choices to serve in his potential Cabinet show the deep and unmistakable influence of labor unions. So does his promise to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, a pivotal part of organized labor’s agenda that disproportionately shuts young, poor, and minority workers out of the workforce. Continue Reading...

December 03, 2020

Jimmy Lai, 2020 Acton award recipient, arrested and denied bail

Jimmy Lai, the outspoken Catholic dissident who has dedicated his Hong Kong-based media empire to exposing Chinese repression, has been arrested on new charges and ordered to spend the next four months in jail. Continue Reading...

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