I’ve just returned from a conference on religious persecution. Held in the Mediterranean, the event covered the status of religious liberty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In general, the status of religious minorities in that region ranges…
A century ago, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, who kept his underground nom de guerre, Lenin, had achieved all that a revolutionary could wish. After his Bolshevik Party seized power he was the most important person in the Soviet Union. Then he…
When Christians learn about martyrs of the faith, they typically think of early believers tossed to the lions in the Roman arena. However, people of faith, especially Christians, continue to die for their beliefs. The persecutors are many. With its new…
The Islamic world is outraged over Western religious insensitivity, highlighted by the burning of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark. The Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), chaired by Saudi Arabia, recently convened in “a virtual extraordinary session” to “take appropriate actions…
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) was a fine college football coach, notable for his success at Auburn. But so far, his political record lags behind. He faces not only the abortion lobby, the Democratic establishment, and the mainstream press but also…
There is little that political tyrants fear more than religion. Most faiths call people to put their trust in something transcendent, to which all worldly pursuits, including government, are subject. God, not the president, king, general secretary, czar, prime minister,…
Rep. Cori Bush, a Democrat from Missouri, wants to give away all your money. Well, most of it, anyway. She has proposed paying out $14 trillion in reparations. That’s more than half of America’s annual GDP. Alas, giving her half…
I just took a trip with old geezers. I signed up for a dreaded package tour, this one for Ireland, and found myself surrounded by a mix of oldsters and retirees. How could that happen? Other than three 20-30-somethings traveling…
Hong Kong is seeking to recover its leading financial role on the global stage. The last few years — filled with angry demonstrations, draconian COVID rules, and brutal Chinese repression — have not been good to the traditional economic hub….
Supreme Court Justice Thomas is under fire, but what else is new? The only difference today is the grounds. The Left has discovered that Thomas’ friend Harlan Crow is not only a billionaire, but also a collector of unmentionables. Which…