The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) occupies a curious place in American public life. It is rarely discussed in everyday political conversation, seldom appears in campaign debates, and is often described in vague terms such as “foreign aid,” “humanitarian assistance,” or “development work.” Yet USAID controls tens of billions of taxpayer dollars, operates…
The Left’s Hypocritical Colonization of the West
A college campus can sometimes feel like a confessional without forgiveness. A Western student rises during a seminar on world history, clutching a laptop containing cobalt from Congolese mines, to denounce “the evils of European colonization.” Around the table, heads nod in solemn agreement. No one dares to point out that the student’s own worldview—steeped…