Saving Nickels and Dimes on the Backs of the World’s Most Suffering People is Poor Policy
On August 3, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent the US Agency for International Development (USAID) a letter…
Peter BurnsAugust 21, 2019
Immigration and Refugees in New Eyes: Prioritizing People over Policy
In 2016, before Donald Trump’s inauguration, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres relayed a powerful message. He stated: In the end,…
Jordan AldrichAugust 16, 2019
The Rhetoric of Freedom
“The Hong Kong thing is a very tough situation. Very tough,” Donald Trump said on Tuesday. “We’ll see what happens….
Paul D. MillerAugust 16, 2019
Unalienable Rights and Religious Freedom
On July 8, 2019, the US State Department announced that it is forming a commission on unalienable human rights, presumably…
Thomas K. JohnsonAugust 8, 2019
Ugly Words and Horrific Events
Some of us thought the ugliness of the language President Trump used to describe certain members of Congress—alongside the ugliness…
Alan DowdAugust 7, 2019
The Fault in Our Stars: Tyson, Trump, and the Search for Human Worth
America’s collective consciousness has been assaulted of late by the rapid-fire reports of mass shootings across the country. What was…
Drew GriffinAugust 6, 2019
A Little God with Your Foreign Policy
State Department Ministerial is part of Ambassador Brownback’s rewiring of US foreign policy to prioritize religious freedom.
Peter BurnsJuly 22, 2019
Rights Abuse: Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights and the War on Terror
If an assessment of and recommitment to human rights protections is the mandate of the Commission on Unalienable Rights, I humbly suggest they study the current status of the most basic rights and lessons to be drawn from the post-9/11 context.
Joseph E. CapizziJuly 22, 2019
The Enduring Legacy of US-Japan Alliance
The US-Japan alliance has been the cornerstone of regional stability enabling Washington’s forward-deployed presence and deterrence strategy.
Erik KhzmalyanJuly 17, 2019
