Anthony Lewis — American Journalist born on March 27, 1927, died on March 25, 2013

Anthony Lewis was an American public intellectual and journalist, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and a longtime New York Times columnist. He is credited with creating the field of legal journalism in the United States... (wikipedia)

Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.
Congress has shortchanged not only foreign aid but foreign policy. A mistaken notion that diplomats are unimportant and hence undeserving of support grips conservative legislators, especially.
Even a competent lawyer may not be able to mount an adequate defense against the state, with all its resources, if he has next to nothing for investigation and effectively works for starvation wages.
With one terrible exception, the Civil War, law and the Constitution have kept America whole and free.
The Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, in open court before an international tribunal, had a profound long-term effect in bringing Germans back to democracy and humanity.