Tag: SOTU

Happy Sunday Everybody! Forgive me if this s just a short, quick and light post, but for the first time in a long time I am putting together this Sunday post in its entirety on Sunday, as I was away for most of the week. I just got back from London, where I have spent the most wonderful birthday weekend. For a couple of pictures check out my Instagram. Let’s get down to what I seem to have missed all week. The State of the Union on Counterterrorism: Does the Rethoric Match the Policies? On Wednesday I was actually still…

As Americans, we respect human dignity, even when we’re threatened, which is why I’ve prohibited torture, and worked to make sure our use of new technology like drones is properly constrained. It’s why we speak out against the deplorable anti-Semitism that has resurfaced in certain parts of the world. It’s why we continue to reject offensive stereotypes of Muslims – the vast majority of whom share our commitment to peace. That’s why we defend free speech, and advocate for political prisoners, and condemn the persecution of women, or religious minorities, or people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. We…