| Daniel Ortega is unleashing an unprecedented wave of repression in Nicaragua, jailing activists, civil society leaders and any potential political challenger ahead of presidential elections on Nov. 7. Where is the outrage from American progressives? Ortega, now in his 14th year of uncontested rule, is certainly not the rebel of yore, writes Robert Kagan. "For those who may still feel wistful about the great Sandinista anti-imperialist revolution, Ortega long since abandoned the revolution to become the classic caudillo." American progressives, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have a lot to say about U.S. policy in Central America in the 1980s when discussing immigration and its root causes. "But when it comes to what's happening right now... that doesn't seem to interest her very much," Kagan writes. We may think that American intervention in Nicaragua and the rest of the region deprives the United States of "moral authority," Kagan writes, but that shouldn't stop members of Congress from standing up for what's right. "In the 1970s, when the last scion of the Somoza family dictatorship ruled, congressional liberals did everything they could to bring him down, including by providing moral and political support to the Sandinista rebels fighting against him. America's 'moral authority' wasn't any higher then," Kagan writes. "But the human-rights advocates made a difference."  (Stringer/Reuters) The de facto president-for-life is arresting opposition and civic leaders, including just about anyone who might oppose him in an election next fall. By Robert Kagan ● Read more » | | | | A cause for cheer: The Supreme Court ruled that a school went too far when it disciplined a cheerleader for a vulgar post outside school. By David Cole ● Read more » | | | | Rulings on Wednesday further limit the reach of government regulation and enhance presidential authority over regulatory agencies. By Ruth Marcus ● Read more » | | | The event was on brand for Republicans. By Dana Milbank ● Read more » | | | | No pregnant woman should feel like they're on their own. By Henry Olsen ● Read more » | | | | The CDC made the right call. By Leana S. Wen ● Read more » | | | | How far will the Biden administration go in safeguarding against future corruption? By Greg Sargent ● Read more » | | | | While legalization spreads across the country, the administration holds back. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | | The key? Forcing Big Tech to trim its sails. By Hugh Hewitt ● Read more » | | | The campaign against the phantom of critical race theory is all about stirring up white resentment and fear. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | | Public safety and education rise to the top in the McAuliffe-Youngkin battle for the governor's mansion. By Norman Leahy ● Read more » | | | | The senators must accept the evidence Republicans have laid before them. By E.J. Dionne ● Read more » | | | | Ward 7 residents have been waiting long enough for the streetcar extension. By Michael Havlin, Greyson Mann and Delia Houseal ● Read more » | | | | What can be done about the child abuse of which Dwight-Englewood School is just one among thousands of rapidly multiplying symptoms? By George F. Will ● Read more » | | | |
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