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Acton Commentary

“Will America Help the Persecuted Copts of Egypt?”
by Ray Nothstine
February 2, 2010

After six Coptic Christians were attacked and killed while leaving church services in Egypt last month, the global Coptic community is demanding justice. “Copts are not just terrorized with violence from growing Islamic extremism in Egypt,” writes Ray Nothstine. “They face religious and economic marginalization by the government as well.” Will the United States stand on the side of religious freedom and human dignity?

“Latin America: After the Left”
by Samuel Gregg D.Phil.
January 27, 2010

The political dreams of Latin America's populist-left are imploding, and economic conditions are deteriorating rapidly. Samuel Gregg surveys the scene and calls for the abandonment of not only redistributionist policies but the "corruption and oligarchic political-economic arrangements that have long dominated much of Latin America." He offers a prescription for cultural and economic renewal.