on top of this, the failure to acknowledge the human consequences makes the 'human rights at the center of foreign policy' a long-empty relic of 2020 rhetoric

broadcast tv programming in the 70s was a golden age.

good piece. one vector for progressive foreign policy types is human rights, which the elite use almost exclusively as what foreign govts violate. but a robust commitment to economic and social rights has both domestic and foreign policy benefits but not even elite dems see it.

and it’s true. in his world people who work are chumps and people who cheat are winners.

good piece. one vector for progressive foreign policy types is human rights, which the elite use almost exclusively as what foreign govts violate. but a robust commitment to economic and social rights has both domestic and foreign policy benefits but not even elite dems see it.

there are really good reasons for hezbollah to be on designated terrorist org lists. its history of attacks on civilians is hideous and decades-long. we should still express sympathy for civilians, whatever the legitimacy of the attack.

esp love FT Weekend but their Middle East coverage has been best in class.

exactly

instead of ticker tape, shredded documents

the oldest story in the world, too