My column in the The Cresset reflects on the reasons for failed US foreign policy over two administrations. “President Obama, speaking recently to the press, dismissed all criticism of his foreign policy as “half baked” “mumbo jumbo.” This strong declamation,… Read More ›
Recently Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has started to argue for reinstating the death penalty. But the European Union prohibits capital punishment in its member states, and Orbán’s proposal has received a lot of flack in Brussels. Here’s my take… Read More ›
Here’s an essay I wrote for Principium about political lessons to be learned from Lajos Ordass, the Hungarian confessor bishop. The Nature of Christian Political Action: Lessons from the Witness of Bishop Ordass “For Christians, to find the right form… Read More ›
My latest column in The Cresset, titled On Human Rights Abuse and the Abuse of Human Rights, discusses good and bad ways to appeal to human rights.
Originally posted on Forum for Religious Freedom Europe:
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The following editorial was first published in the Dutch paper Reformatorisch Dagblad on October 7, 2014, then republished in the online edition of the paper with the title “Tijd voor Orban om open kaart te spelen.” My original English text… Read More ›
I have a friend in the human rights community who likes to point out that “Barack Obama has launched more drone strikes than any other winner of Nobel Peace Prize!” To be sure, the use of drones is problematic, but… Read More ›
Here’s what I think about the situation in Ukraine. From a recent issue of The Cresset.
H. David Baer 