David Forsythe
David P. Forsythe is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska, and the co-author with Patrice McMahon of the recently published book, American Exceptionalism Reconsidered: U.S. Foreign Policy, Human Rights, and World Order.
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Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights
In Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s report on inalienable human rights, it is unclear why freedom of religion and property rights should be elevated over other ...

Trump’s threats to a liberal world order are not entirely new
By: David Forsythe
Trump’s attitude towards human rights is not entirely new: our presumed liberal world order is more about liberal economics and pursuing wealth than about protecting ...

Hard times for human rights
Are we facing hard times for human rights, or are these ups and downs in global affairs to be expected with liberal norms and principles?

The death knell of American Exceptionalism under Trump
By: David Forsythe
If Trump pushes his agenda too far, Republicans concerned with liberal democracy and rule of law might start to push back.