George H.W. Bush: “I therefore am directing the Secretary of State to ensure that this provision does not interfere with my constitutional…”

I think you are engaging in the soft bigotry of low expectations.

We know that free governments are the only way to ensure that the strong are just, and the weak are valued. And we know that when we lose sight of our ideals, it is not democracy that has failed. It is the failure of those charged with…

More than 220 years later, Washington's warning feels strikingly relevant.

I want to thank Senator Cardin for his tremendous leadership, for years, on human rights issues.