Human Rights

From Where Do Human Rights Come?: Michael Perry and the Religious Question 

Without a theological foundation, the idea of intrinsic human rights is incoherent

The Selective Outrage of Gaza Activists 

While people of good faith can disagree about the war in Gaza, the selective outrage towards at Israel betrays the anti-Western ideology underpinning so much of the support for Palestine

International Courts and Military Action: Clarifying the Distinctive Ways of Protecting Human Rights 

While international courts, like the European Court of Human Rights, have their uses, the truth is that human rights are often better protected by unilateral actors defending the innocent without reference to any court

Using Human Rights as a Weapon Against Iran

The best way to destabilize Iran’s theocratic regime is to support the Iranian people in their struggle for freedom of religion, speech, and assembly

Can Advocacy Organizations and International Courts Advance Human Rights?

Human Rights Watch’s legalist, retributive approach to human rights, which focuses on naming, shaming, and prosecuting, is inadequate without political reconciliation or state-building

Why Human Rights Are in America’s National Self-Interest

Despite calls for America to stop promoting democracy abroad, the truth is that autocratic regimes are intrinsically unstable and can be relied upon neither by the US nor by their own citizens

Americans Must Understand the CCP’s Ideologically Driven Mission 

American policymakers must understand that the CCP is truly, and not just superficially, committed to a communist ideology that necessitates overturning the US-led world order

Antisemitism and Free Speech in Europe and America

The US Federal Government has long utilized an indirect approach to dissociate itself from institutions that promote or allow offensive speech, as with racism and antisemitism. 

Appeasing Azerbaijan Is a Sure Way to a New War

Under pressure from Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Russia, the Armenian government has engaged in appeasement, hoping to avoid war but inviting only further aggression

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