Malaysian High Court upholds ban on Mustafa Akyol’s ‘Islam without Extremes’

April 22, 2019 • by Dan Hugger

Malaysian High Court upholds ban on Mustafa Akyol’s ‘Islam without Extremes’

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April 22, 2019

Remedial civics for the rest of us

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April 22, 2019

PowerLinks 04.22.19

The false choice between capitalism and saving the planet Oliver Wiseman, CapX Growth, innovation and development aren’t the problem. They are the solution. The strange endgame of protectionism Scott Sumner, EconLib Any policy that encourages the export of farm products also encourages the import of manufactured goods. Continue Reading...
April 19, 2019

Rev. Sirico: Easter in the wake of the Notre Dame fire

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April 19, 2019

When was the original Good Friday?

Embed from Getty Images   Today is Good Friday*, the religious holiday that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. Christians have celebrated the event for over two millennia. Continue Reading...
April 18, 2019

Why ‘national service’ is misguided nationalism

Earlier this week two presidential candidates made comments that how nationalism is dominating American politics. The first came when South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg told Rachel Maddow “national service will become one of the themes of [my] 2020 campaign.” He said he hopes to “make it, if not legally obligatory, then a social norm.” This in itself is not all that surprising since promoting national service is part of the Democrat Party platform: We believe in the power of national service to solve problems and break down barriers by bringing people of all backgrounds together in common purpose. Continue Reading...
April 18, 2019

As Notre Dame burns, the Cross stands firm

Many have commented on the fact that Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral burned during Holy Week (see here or here or here for just a few examples), and rightfully so — the symbolism of death and the hope of resurrection is hard to miss. Continue Reading...
April 18, 2019

PowerLinks 04.18.19

Frédéric Bastiat on the Connection between Socialism, Communism, and Protectionism Tyler Brandt, FEE Bastiat’s words are just as true today as when he wrote them with a quill pen in 19th-century France. Continue Reading...