The liberal Left harms its own cause by ceding to its opponents what has historically been its most fundamental principle.
Someone is invited to address an audience at a university, but backs out due to threats of violence.
Historically, it would likely be a conservative response to a progressive proposition; women’s suffrage was met with violence, as was the LGBT movement, certainly the civil rights movement, and indeed the pattern extends even as far back as the enlightenment. Read more...
The failure of the EU court to defend what should be a basic liberty highlights two competing interpretations of the concept of secularism.
Samira Achbita and Asma Bougnaoui refused to remove their headscarves at work and were fired for it. Read more...
Ideological alignment has made some accept in Castro what they would reject in other autocrats.
While interviewing Duane Clarridge, a long-term CIA operative and former head of the Agency’s Latin American division, journalist John Pilger brought up the subject of Chile. Read more...
In an environment where everyone knows but no one speaks, volume is a measure of courage.
Berta Cáceres had a loud voice, and even louder actions.
The all too familiar arc of prominent activists in Central America sadly mirrors that of Icarus; too much ambition, or worse, success, in making your society a better one will likely result in the proverbial sun cutting short your journey. Read more...
“There is increasing evidence that a small but significant number of people, almost all of whom are British citizens, reject our values,” says Home Secretary Theresa May as she lays out the rationale behind her counter-extremism strategy in the lead up to the May elections. Read more...
Disclaimer: While this piece is based on the United States, the principle applies anywhere.
Nothing in this piece is new information. The debate over campaign finance comes around every election cycle, and during relevant legal challenges. What never ceases to surprise or disappoint, however, is how quickly the issue dies down after each time the spotlight is placed on it. Read more...
