| When the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the Human Rights Council, of which genocidal China is a member, you could imagine more than a few Uyghurs saying, "Wait, they can do that?" But let's not quibble about the qualifications for being a member in good standing (hello, Cuba) of a group dedicated to defending human rights. Instead, raise a halfway toast for a halfway measure and urge the good old denizens of Turtle Bay to heed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's plea: Dump Russia from the veto-wielding Security Council. If they can't summon the nerve to move against the regime wreaking a ghastly slaughter in Ukraine, Zelensky told the diplomats by video on Tuesday, then "the U.N. can simply be dissolved." "Zelensky is absolutely right," Marc A. Thiessen writes, but then goes Zelensky one better, proposing that "not only should Russia be kicked off the Security Council, its seat should be given to Ukraine. Indeed, there is precedent for doing just that." Thiessen lays out a provocative case for defenestrating Russia and ushering the Ukrainian representative to the Security Council table. But he notes that it's "one thing to vote for a strongly worded statement" — the United Nations' preferred mode of leaping into action — and "quite another to impose actual consequences."  (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images) There is ample precedent for doing so. By Marc A. Thiessen ● Read more » | | | | The lower chamber is almost entirely performative — lots of shouting and tweeting and fundraising, but almost nothing in the way of lawmaking. By Matt Bai ● Read more » | | | | This type of thinking has backfired before. By Catherine Rampell ● Read more » | | | Democrats will celebrate it — and stay angry at Republicans, who moved pedophilia panic to the center of their politics. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | | Her comments reflect a recognition among liberals that they need to speak the language of conservatives on the court. By James Hohmann ● Read more » | | | | Just because there's a risk of spread doesn't mean we should cancel large events. By Leana S. Wen ● Read more » | | | | Hint: It has little to do with actual concern over child porn or pedophilia. By Michael Gerson ● Read more » | | | We have a moral duty to welcome refugees and asylum seekers. But as recent events show, the U.S. is woefully ill-equipped to take them in. By Luma Mufleh ● Read more » | | | | Vulnerable Democratic governors might be the only ones remaining to keep the 2024 election fair. By Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | |
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