Posts Tagged ‘Donald Trump’
The State of Disunion
Last Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address. Instead of uniting the nation, as it is expected in these occasions, his words deepened division.
Read MoreLas heridas de la mente
La mentira siempre ha estado presente en las relaciones sociales y ha sido parte fundamental del ejercicio del poder, sea este político, religioso, económico u otro. Necesitamos un manual de defensa intelectual; un manual para aliviar el desatino y la sinrazón que vemos en las redes sociales, en las elecciones y en los debates públicos.
Read MoreScorpions in a bottle
President Trump threatened the North Korean president this week with a “fire and fury” attack that, he said, “the world has never seen before.” It is incredible that the stability of the planet is in the hands of such characters. How is it possible that despite so many advances that humanity has had our institutions are in the hands of clumsy and volatile characters?
Read MoreTrump and the future of human rights
Donald Trump’s presidency creates serious risks and challenges for human rights globally, but this victory could have an unexpected positive effect: to push the human rights movement to carry out transformations in its architecture and changes in its strategy that were imperative even before Trump, and that are now urgent.
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