Going after the global gag rule
Since the Reagan administration, the U.S. government has had an intermittent rule known by various names — including the Global Gag Rule and the Mexico City Policy — barring organizations that receive...
View ArticleForeign aid makes a real difference
“Whatever people think of foreign assistance, it is certainly not a rathole,” says Ezekiel J. Emanuel in The New York Times. For example, Emanuel says, “our health aid has made the world a much better...
View ArticleRand Paul’s ugly baiting of Muslims
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul displays the “ugliest type of neoconservative fear-mongering” by not supporting foreign aid to the Middle East, says Alex Seitz-Wald in Salon. “When Muslims come into the picture,...
View ArticleAid to the Philippines is a good investment
A compelling case can be made for deploying military resources for disaster relief in the Philippines despite the Pentagon’s shrinking budget, says Jonah Blank in USA Today. Humanitarian aid is less...
View ArticleEditorial: Defunding diplomacy
Our opinion: Donald Trump’s proposal to reduce funding for diplomacy and foreign aid to support a military buildup makes war only more likely. President Donald Trump’s plan to make America great would...
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