International

China Reverses Course on Population Planning 0
- International, Family
- November 13, 2023
The 20th century was full of attempts to centrally plan population. Scientists like Paul Ehrlich and businessmen like Hugh Moore spent their lives putting direct pressure on politicians and citizens into addressing the looming specter of “overpopulation.” Population doomer language was often dramatic and often included predictions of mass death within just decades. The predictions never got anywhere close
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Bigotry at Work: Christians, Persecution, and the ‘Good News’3
- Religion, Featured, International
- November 13, 2023
In her January 2023 article “The Ten Worst Countries to Live in as a Christian,” Kelly Valencia directs readers’ attention to a dismal list from Open Doors, a global organization dedicated to providing support for persecuted Christians. North Korea, where apprehended Christians are either executed or imprisoned for life, heads up this list of death
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Canada, Where Euthanasia Is Cheaper Than Health Care 1
- Culture, International
- October 27, 2023
I recently wrote about Canada’s euthanasia regime, which is set to expand in March 2024 when people with no more than a mental illness or a drug addiction will be given access to assisted suicide. Tragically, since bans on the practice were lifted in 2016, over 30,000 Canadians have been euthanized—a number that is sure
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With Euthanasia Soon Available for Drug Addicts, What Is the Value of Life in Canada?1
- Culture, International
- October 25, 2023
In 2021, more than 10,000 Canadians were euthanized—a tenfold increase from 2016 when the practice was first legalized. Assisted suicide was originally adopted in Canada as a solution for people facing “intolerable suffering” from “a grievous and irremediable medical condition” with a “reasonably foreseeable” death. Soon after, euthanasia was made available for people whose deaths
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Good and Evil Never Went Away. But We Did.2
- International, Culture
- October 23, 2023
The cold-blooded murder of hundreds of Israelis—men, women, children, and babies—by Hamas terrorists brought a universal outcry of shock and horror from the vast majority of Americans, whatever their politics. There were exceptions, of course. Across the country were scattered rallies for Palestine. At Harvard University, the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) and 30 other student
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Why Did Elite Students Cheer the Atrocities of Hamas?3
- Culture, Education, International
- October 23, 2023
I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror
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