human-rights
Iranians and Jews Show Unity Against Ahmadinejad Yesterday Outside the United Nations
September 25, 2009
Yesterday thousands gathered at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside the United Nations in New York to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s pledge to destroy Israel, and to show solidarity with Iranian protestors who have faced down...
Notes from New York on the Eve of the Stand for Freedom in Iran Rally
September 24, 2009
Tomorrow (Thursday September 24), thousands of Iranian-Americans will gather at noon outside the United Nations, in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Second Avenue and 47th Street, to protest the human rights abuses and fraudulent...
Why Not Apply the Oath of Hippocrates to Health Care Reform?
September 10, 2009
Tonight in his speech on health care, President Obama acknowledged the values of “self-reliance, rugged individualism, love of freedom, and healthy skepticism of government,” which, held dear by so many American...
He That Pities the Brute is a Brute to Those Deserving Pity
September 2, 2009
In today’s New York Post, commentator Thomas Sowell did a great job unpacking the misguided and dangerous thinking behind the UK’s foolish and immoral decision to release Abdel Baset al-Megrahi — the Libyan terrorist whose bomb...
Sudan’s Extermination of Christians: an Interview With Simon Deng
August 31, 2009
As a child, American human rights activist Simon Deng survived brutal enslavement by Islamists and witnessed their destruction of his village in Sudan.
Today, at 50, Deng is an American citizen and one of the leading advocates for the...
Simon Deng Speaks Out About Persecution of Sudan’s Christians
August 29, 2009
Today the Center for Security Policy web site features the first segment of my interview with American human rights activist Simon Deng.
While many people are familiar with the fact that Sudan’s Islamist government provided...
What Euna and Laura Faced in North Korea
August 19, 2009
Watching journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee return from North Korea escorted by former President Bill Clinton, no one with a heart could fail to be delighted — and relieved. Mothers across the country were especially moved to see Lee...
Don’t Let Return of Euna Lee and Laura Ling Put Pretty Face on an Ugly Regime
August 19, 2009
Today MomLogic.com features my article, co-written with Jennifer Ginsberg, about the evil of Kim Jong-il’s widespread human rights abuses in North Korea. While Americans are justifiably thrilled that Euna Lee and Laura Ling have...
Dick Morris: Bill Clinton Gave Kim Jong-il the Most Magnificent Photo Opportunity
August 11, 2009
Monday I had the opportunity to meet commentator Dick Morris, to sit in on his interview with the Washington D.C.-based Center for Security Policy, and ask him a question about his recent polling of American Jewish Democrats who voted for...
Down Syndrome: Sarah Palin’s Brave Choice
August 7, 2009
When I was four months pregnant with my first baby, I went to my OB for a routine checkup and structural ultrasound. I remember feeling so excited to have the opportunity to see a 3-D image of the little baby, whom I was already completely in...