Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere.
From Samantha Power
Americans have long trusted the views of Democrats on the environment, the economy, education, and health care, but national security is the one matter about which Republicans have maintained what political scientists call 'issue ownership.'
The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.
One of the things that a president needs in the face of genocide is resolve.
Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.
No more than a surgeon can operate while tweeting can you reach your potential with one ear in, one ear out. You actually have to reacquaint yourself with concentration. We all do.
I think I would like the sort of job where you can work away in obscurity to try and improve things, without being caught up in the political maelstrom.
Virtually all of Darfur's six million residents are Muslim, and, because of decades of intermarriage, almost everyone has dark skin and African features.
In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore.
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