The Trump administration rejects human rights principles at home and abroad

By Trudy Rubin Last week, Mike Pompeo came to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to release a yearlong State Department study on the U.S. approach to human rights. You might think the secretary of state's timing strange, as President Donald Trump mocks basic human rights principles at home and abroad. But Pompeo told his audience, "The timing couldn't be better." I agree. This is a moment in time when Americans should be having a national dialogue led by the White House on how to transform the "inalienable rights" enshrined in the Constitution into reality in race relations. It is also a time when the country needs to reexamine whether and how our leaders can promote human...