Daily Archives: August 10, 2024

Expanding Rights For One Group Usually Comes At The Expense Of Other Groups

Why are some identities valorized and others despised? English historian David Starkey said Aug. 7, 2024 about the UK riots: “You heard constantly this word ‘community.’ Now what is this wonderful community whose values we are preserving?” “These are specially … Continue reading

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The Conservative Human Rights Revolution: European Identity, Transnational Politics, and the Origins of the European Convention

Prior to reading this book, I was unaware of any major players in human rights who were right-wing. Here are some highlights from this 2016 book by Marco Duranti: Conservative Europeanists invoked international human rights norms for different purposes. Nevertheless, … Continue reading

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