Are we meant to lead meaningless or purposeful lives? Ecclesiastes shows us that meaninglessness, rather than purposefulness, will fill our lives, if we are not productive. With God that cannot be so. Continue Reading...
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July 19, 2021
Cuba Libre: Protestors call for an end to communism and oppression
Cubans are taking to the streets over food shortages and outrageously high prices, calling for an end to the country’s communist regime with mass protests.
“Cuban citizens have taken to the streets across the country for the first time in more than six decades to protest against deteriorating living conditions and the lack of basic goods and services, including medical attention amid increasing numbers of coronavirus infections,” The Wall Street Journal reported. Continue Reading...
July 16, 2021
Hong Kong public librarian suspended by Chinese Communist Party for promoting works by Jimmy Lai
What does absolute control look like in Communist China? It looks like an unnamed Hong Kong librarian at the Shek Tong Tsui Public Library being suspended from her job after placing 10 of Jimmy Lai’s works on the “Librarian’s Choice” shelf in late June. Continue Reading...
July 16, 2021
Hong Kong’s battle for freedom of the press
Freedom of expression is under attack in Hong Kong.
In its annual report, “Freedom in Tatters,” the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) outlines key threats currently faced by the media. According to The Standard, a Hong Kong-based newspaper, the report emphasized that “the risks journalists face amid the NSL [National Security Law] and the imminent fake news legislation is growing.” Continue Reading...
July 15, 2021
A biblical theology of work, Part 2: Wealth creation
Wealth creation is a divine imperative, though one that generates significant responsibilities. The church fails on business and economics when leaders think only about the responsibilities of wealth and nothing at all about how that wealth is created – both are divine imperatives. Continue Reading...
July 14, 2021
What is a Christian view of equality?
This year, for the first time in American history, Juneteenth was celebrated as a federal holiday. Upon signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, President Joe Biden said that “the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans didn’t mark the end of America’s work to deliver on the promise of equality; it only marked the beginning.” Continue Reading...
July 14, 2021
Julian Simon was right: More humans equals more abundance
In 1968, biologist Paul Ehrlich published “The Population Bomb,” a best-selling panic manifesto that predicted mass starvation and global catastrophe due to overpopulation. “The battle to feed all of humanity is over,” Ehrlich proclaimed. Continue Reading...
July 14, 2021
The antidote to Americans’ crisis of ‘meaning’
What do you want? Or, better yet, what do you want from what you want?
It turns out, more than money or praise, humans yearn for a purpose. And new data indicate Americans are lacking that meaning and connection in their lives. Continue Reading...
July 14, 2021
Brandt Jean’s ultimate act of forgiveness
The killing of Botham Jean continues to make headlines after Amber Guyger, an off-duty police officer who mistook Jean for an intruder in her apartment, then shot and killed him, has asked an appeals court to toss her murder conviction. Continue Reading...
July 13, 2021
Why the NCAA’s new NIL rules are a win for economic liberty
On June 21, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling that changed college athletics as we know it.
In an opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the court concluded that the NCAA imposed rules that “are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports.” Continue Reading...
