Our national leaders tend to try to protect the national interest as they see it. They may screw up in that, but they at least see that as their role. In contrast, where issues of our national values are involved, which covers pretty much any humanitarian issue, they pretty much drop the ball.
Nicholas D. KristofThere is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major element of humiliation. But it really does seem like a medical condition of shock and horror.
Nicholas D. KristofMost of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition
Nicholas D. KristofWhile Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction
Nicholas D. Kristof