Human Rights

Pacem in Terris After 60 Years

Sixty years later, we find ourselves asking: Is the vision of Pope John XXIII's Pacem in Terris realistic? Continue Reading »

19 Apr 2023

Christmas Amid Chaos

by Carl R. Trueman

Our world stands at a moment of anthropological crisis. Advent offers us each an opportunity to reflect upon how Christ, God Incarnate, offers a vision of humanity that speaks to humanity’s deepest needs. Continue Reading »

22 Dec 2022

Biden’s Choice in China

by Nina Shea

The Uighur genocide is an inconvenient fact for the Biden administration’s foreign policy climate change priorities. Continue Reading »

9 Feb 2021

Back to Unalienable Rights

by Seth D. Kaplan

The report from the Commission on Unalienable Rights is a call for thought, reflection, debate—and action toward making the human rights field as relevant as it once was. Continue Reading »

20 Jul 2020

The Right Way to Talk About Rights

by Daniel Oliver

In July, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo created the Commission on Unalienable Rights in the Department of State—and not a moment too soon. Continue Reading »

5 Nov 2019

Briefly Noted

by Various

It is no easy task to write the biography of an autobiography, but Carlos Eire has done it. His book describes the composition and legacy of St. Teresa of Avila’s Vida, which popularized the introspective prayer and contemplative Carmelite devotion that has inspired so many—including . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2019

Canada’s State Religion

by David T. Koyzis

Those maintaining standards of life and behavior at odds with the religion of human rights are increasingly treated as dissenters and pressured to conform. Continue Reading »

31 Oct 2019

Renewing Human Rights

by Mary Ann Glendon and Seth D. Kaplan

When Eleanor Roosevelt and a small group of people gathered at the behest of the U.N. in early 1947 to draft the world’s first “international bill of rights,” they cannot have had very high hopes for their endeavor. The world was awash in colonial oppression, discrimination, poverty, and . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2019