JACK SNYDER revisits the arguments made in his recent book Human Rights for Pragmatists and reflects upon comments that he has received from discussants and other audiences. He argues that the human rights enterprise is now facing fierce pushback from illiberal strongmen and populists who counter-shame the liberal order as decadent, degenerate, and threatening to deeply rooted values. He reflects on how rights-based societies can recover a more accurate narrative of their past pragmatic successes, repair their tactical flaws, and withstand illiberal challenges ..read more

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GEORGE E. MARCUS reviews Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion by Efrén Pérez and Margit Tavits. He places the works in a broader context and argues that the human species has achieved evolutionary fitness by having the capacity to create different forms of sociability wherein circumstances punish those that ill-suit and reward those that do ..read more

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PETER LEVINE reviews three recent books that address controversies about free speech on college campuses: The Channels of Student Activism by Amy J. Binder and Jeffrey L. Kidder, Cancel Wars by Sigal-Ben Porath, and What Universities Owe Democracy by Ronald J. Daniels. Levine finds valuable arguments and recommendations in all three books but argues that democratic education must be available to all and that prestigious universities have limited potential for strengthening democracy ..read more

ATHANASIOS PLATIAS AND VASILIS TRIGKAS review Jonathan Kirshner’s book, An Unwritten Future: Realism and Uncertainty in World Politics and discuss the relationship between American foreign policy and classical realism ..read more

RIAAN EKSTEEN reflects upon the contributions of Frederik W. de Klerk on the history of South Africa. He argues that de Klerk’s presidency was most notable for his handling of foreign affairs. He summarizes de Klerk’s contribution in this area and argues that up to now this legacy in the realm of international relations has not been properly explored ..read more