Tyranny’s False Comfort Why Rights Aren’t Wrong in Tough Times
Journal: Policy Press eBooks
Year: 2015

The world has not seen this much tumult for a generation.The once-heralded Arab Spring has given way almost everywhere to conflict and repression.Islamist extremists commit mass atrocities and threaten civilians throughout the Middle East and parts of Asia and Africa.Cold War-type tensions have revived over Ukraine, with even a civilian jetliner shot out of the sky.Sometimes it can seem as if the world is unraveling.Many governments have responded to the turmoil by downplaying or abandoning huma