Samuel Moyn
Samuel Moyn teaches law and history at Harvard, and his new book is Christian Human Rights.
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Views Friday, July 12, 2019 Can Pompeo Redefine Human Rights for the Trump Era? The announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he has formed a new Commission on Unalienable Rights is being cited as one more reason to decry Donald Trump for busting norms and persecuting the worst-off. It is, The New Yorker wrote, an act of “ unbelievable hypocrisy ” for Trump to wrap... Read more |
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Views Thursday, November 17, 2016 Trump’s Whistleblowers—Why Pardoning Manning and Snowden Makes Sense Now Whatever you might have previously thought about the notion of President Barack Obama pardoning Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, the election of Donald Trump changes everything. The stunning new reality, and the threat it poses to Americans and non-Americans, shifts and strengthens the case for... Read more |