“…We had no sense that they were in imminent danger. After all, we reasoned, what place could be safer than a bishop’s house in a predominantly Catholic country?”
Category: Human Rights
One of the World’s Most Silent Genocides: the Yezidis
In August of 2014, ISIS fighters invaded the Iraqi city of Sinjar, the former home to about 8 million Yazidis. Today, their population in Iraq stands at about 500,000…
The Rise of Buddhist Extremism in Myanmar: The World’s Largest Refugee Crisis and What To Do
Known previously as Burma, Myanmar was subject to British colonial rule from around 1820 to…
Borders, Bodies, and Biometrics
The camera does not flash as it scans your face. Instead, a green check appears…
Multinational Corporations and the EU’s New Data Laws
United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, Article 12 “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary…
Can the Liberal World Order Stop Genocide?
In October, a gunman killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the…
The #MeToo Movement
Legacy I stand on the sacrifices of a million women before me thinking what can…
Conservatives and the Kremlin: An Emerging Alliance
This past summer while leading a Congressional delegation to Moscow, Republican Senator Richard Shelby of…
Ethnicity and Democracy: A Dangerous Mix?
In July 2018, the Israeli Knesset passed a law defining Israel as “the national home…
Bayer Acquires Monsanto: Controversy & Implications for Global Agriculture
Following two years of negotiations and approval seeking from various governmental bodies, the acquisition of the…