Katrina Lantos Swett: “Shame on us if we miss it.”

the notion that there should be no strings attached and that there should be no conditions for aid... is just an unwise policy.

As the daughter of Holocaust survivors I can testify as to how surreal it is for a people to have to defend themselves in this day and age not only against hateful attitudes and behaviors, but also against those who try to dissuade others…

It offends me that as a result of exercising my right to free speech by writing a book, it has been necessary to take these steps to protect myself from an authoritarian foreign power.

By using these tools, and, frankly, I believe they have never been fully used, the U.S. can encourage respect for this right.