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Ferguson: Ideologies Increasingly Viewed in ‘Religious Light'

June 22, 2021

Prominent historian, Niall Ferguson, warns that society is increasingly applying religious feelings to political figures and ideologies, in particular in regards to science.
Supreme Court Unanimous for Catholic Foster Agency that Excludes Same-Sex Couples

June 21, 2021

The Supreme Court, In a 9-0 ruling, sided with a Catholic foster agency against the city of Philadelphia over whether the agency should be banned from participating in the city's foster program because it excludes same-sex couples, citing the the First Amendment and that the agency only wished to be allowed to continue serving in a manner consistent with its religious beliefs.
Goldberg: The ACLU's Inside Battle over Free Speech

June 21, 2021

Bernard Goldberg writing in The Hill describes the recent progressive evolution of the 101 year old American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), whose mission has been to defend free speech for all, but recently has made the move to only defend those whose cause is sufficiently woke.
National Association of Scholars takes on Civics Education Proposal

June 21, 2021

Peter W. Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, which opposes the proposal, “Educating for American Democracy”, explains past initiatives for transforming civics education and how this current proposal’s framework, Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy, imposes a politically progressive program of instruction on almost all American students.
NATO Will Address Climate Change

June 14, 2021

NATO stated for the first time that it will address the issue of climate change by factoring in environmental concerns as part of the military alliance's activities, including conducting annual assessments on climate change.
Politico: Five Things That Could Stop a Global Tax Deal

June 09, 2021

As July 9th approaches, when Finance ministers from the world’s largest 20 economies will meet to create a plan on how to tax the world’s largest companies, Politico highlights five things that could potentially stop the deal.
BBC: Biden Expands on Trump's U.S. Investment Ban on Chinese Firms

June 07, 2021

US President Joe Biden is set to expand an order previously issued from former President Donald Trump, banning Americans from investing in dozens of Chinese tech and defense firms with alleged military ties.
NYPost: State Department Staffers Were Warned Against Probing COVID Origin

June 04, 2021

Former acting assistant secretary of the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance, Thomas DiNanno, revealed that State Department staffers were warned against investigating the origin of COVID-19 because it would cause problems, opening up the possibility of a « cover-up ».
Tonkin: Australia is Becoming a Surveillance State

June 02, 2021

Casey Tonkin writing in ACS Information Age argues that Australia is increasingly giving power to law enforcement, citing the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020, which, if passed, will give extra power to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), allowing agencies to obtain warrants to modify and delete data, collect intelligence from online communities, and take over the online accounts of supposed criminals.
U.S. Orders Investigation into Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory

June 01, 2021

Politico reports that U.S. Representative McCaul is calling Covid-19’s origin the « worst cover-up in human history » as evidence mounts pointing to likely lab leak, as President Biden calls on U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a 90-day investigation and a potential bipartisan congressional probe into the origins of the Coronavirus.