The Ideological Subversion of US Human Rights Aid The latest development in the Trump administration's efforts to reshape America's foreign policy agenda has raised eyebrows at the State Department and on Capitol Hill.
A routine exercise in allocating human rights aid has morphed into an extraordinary attempt to inject conservative ideology into the government's largesse, with potentially disastrous consequences for promoting democracy and human dignity abroad.
For decades, the US Department of State has adhered to a strict protocol when disbursing funds to support human rights initiatives worldwide.