Parental Rights, School Choice ‘Hit a Tipping Point’

September 12, 2025

Over a dozen states made progress on school choice over the past year, including six that adopted universal school choice policies allowing all students to receive some form of funding to attend schools of their choice.

Depoliticizing labor unions and charitable nonprofits

September 12, 2025

Depoliticizing Big Labor and Big Philanthropy has a long and complicated history. But there is potential for broad and bipartisan reforms.

Democracy Vs. Technocracy: Why AI Needs A Moral Operating System

September 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics globally, singled out AI as the catalyst for a new industrial revolution and said social justice should guide how human dignity is protected as the technology expands into every facet of life.

Impact of ICJ and IACTHR Advisory Opinions on the Oil and Gas Sector

September 15, 2025

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (“IACtHR”) and the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) have both recently issued landmark advisory opinions addressing state obligations regarding climate change. Although directed at state actors, these opinions may have a ripple effect across the private sector.

 

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  • Concept Paper on the Global Governance Initiative

    September 03, 2025

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China has published a concept paper on global governance, calling for an enhanced commitment to multilateralism, international cooperation, and a more central role for the Global South.  

     
  • US Announces More Sanctions on ICC Officials for Targeting Americans, Israelis

    August 22, 2025

    Four additional International Criminal Court (ICC) officials are facing U.S. sanctions over actions targeting Americans and Israelis. The State Department cited President Donald Trump’s executive order titled "Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court," as its reasoning for issuing the sanctions.

     
  • Senior U.N. Officials Helped Taliban Extort Aid from U.S.-Backed NGOs, Government Watchdog Finds

    August 14, 2025

    Senior United Nations officials have in recent years routinely assisted the Taliban in extorting aid from U.S.-backed non-governmental organizations (NGOs), according to a report released Wednesday by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

     
 
 
  • Populist Right-Wing Parties Lead Polls in Europe’s Biggest Economies

    September 03, 2025

    For the first time, populist or far-right parties are leading the polls in the U.K., France and Germany, the latest sign of growing voter discontent in much of the continent following years of high immigration and inflation.

     
  • The UK Online Safety Act is About Censorship, Not Safety

    August 28, 2025

    Implementation of the UK's Online Safety Act is giving internet users around the globe – including those in US states moving to enact their own age verification laws – real-time proof that such laws impinge on everyone's rights to speak, read, and view freely.

     
  • How US Officials Are Pressuring Europe Over Its Platform Regulations

    August 22, 2025

    In recent months, top Republicans in Washington have banded together with US tech industry leaders to mount an escalating pressure campaign against the European Union’s landmark platform regulations, claiming they are tantamount to foreign “censorship.