Some years ago a bumper sticker appeared encouraging people to "practice random acts of kindness." Sadly, a twisted inversion of this message has spread across Europe and the Middle East, a disturbing call to demonstrate random acts of hatred and prejudice, and far too many are heeding this dark call....

In the United States, we may grumble about our political system, but we're fortunate enough not to live in constant fear of it. Growing up in China, the 2012 Lantos Prize Winner Chen Guangcheng never had that luxury. After living through injustice after injustice, he dedicated his life to changing...

After 17 amazing days, the London Olympics are over. For millions of people around the world who were transfixed by this unique celebration of sport and the human spirit, the afterglow of these inspiring days of competition will linger for many days to come. What stays with us are the...

Elie Wiesel once said that one person of integrity can make a difference. This Nobel Laureate, one of the rare unimpeachable voices of moral authority in the world today, held true to his own philosophy when he recently repudiated and returned the highest honor the government of Hungary...

Chen Guangcheng is a hero. Of that there can be no doubt. This blind, self-taught human rights lawyer has fought for the rights of women and the poor in China and has been courageous in exposing one of the most despicable elements of China's authoritarian regime: its practice of forced...

History is replete with tales of those whose enlightened view of the world became their ultimate undoing. It happened in the early 1400s to John Wycliffe who disregarded papal opposition and translated the Bible into the language of ordinary Englishmen. Wycliffe died of a stroke before he could be charged...