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WHO Signs Letter Calling for Governments to End Use of Fossil Fuel
September 14, 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) have joined more than 1,000 health professionals and 175 health organizations calling for an urgent “fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty” by sending a letter demanding that governments lay out a legally binding global plan to end the use of fossil fuel.
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Steven B. Smith: In Defense of Liberalism
September 14, 2022
Steven B. Smith writing for the Witherspoon Institute’s Journal, Public Discourse, summarizes in depth Francis Fukuyama’s book Liberalism and its Discontents, which presents a defense of Liberalism that despite its faults, it is still the best system for society.
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Wooldridge: China's Surveillance State Goes West
September 13, 2022
Adrian Wooldridge writing for Bloomberg reports how the Chinese surveillance state is spreading westward, highlighting Wall street journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin’s new book “Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control,” which explores how the explosion of data harvesting and artificial intelligence is leading to tyranny.
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Putin: 'impossible' to isolate Russia, Moscow will turn to Middle East
September 07, 2022
Following Western sanctions after Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would not be isolated due to the sections from the West and that they would seek the opportunities presented in the Middle East and Iran.
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China: Long-awaited New UN Report Alleges Crimes Against Humanity
September 07, 2022
A report has been published by the United Nations asserting that the Chinese government has committed abuses that may amount to crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in the Xinjiang region.