On September 16, 1945, the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong came to an end.
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“There is no ‘red line,’” says an anonymous thirty-something Hong Kong humanities professor. “If they want to come after you, everything can be used as an excuse.” Grace Tsoi, writing for the BBC, shows what happens when political correctness returns to its roots in totalitarianism. As it has in Hong Kong, in the “People’s [sic] […]
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Watch: The Hong Konger
No podcast this weekend, but — apropos of Thursday’s commentary, “A Life of Meaning” — please give The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom a look. You will be glad you did.
“What can we do to help?” the woman asked after seeing the Acton Institute’s new documentary, “The Hong Konger.” The film tells the life of billionaire Jimmy Lai, the owner of Apple Daily, the pro-democracy newspaper shut down by the Beijing-controlled Hong Kong government. Lai went from rags to riches in the city’s free enterprise […]
This weekend’s podcast has Paul Jacob reminiscing about his time spent in Hong Kong as the Chinazis cracked down. It’s our way of honoring the fallen at Tiananmen 33 years ago. For yes, yesterday marked the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Which the Chinese Government really, really, really does not want us to […]
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Q&A: Hong Kong Activists in Taiwan
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Stand with Hong Kong!
“I love my students so much,” a protesting teacher in Hong Kong told a BBC reporter, wiping tears from her eyes. “I worry about they cannot have the freedom we have before. They cannot speak what they want to speak like us. So, I don’t want . . . this.” Her English grammar notwithstanding, she […]
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Video: Hong Kong Student Protest Organizer
A 17-year-old activist explains the protests in Hong Kong, making the case for basic democratic rights.