Biting the Cultural Imperialism that Feeds You

On November 21, the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) was introduced in Congress for the fourth time since 2007. I-VAWA seeks to embed the prevention of gender violence and the empowerment of women and girls into American foreign policy. In 2010, while serving as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton declared such global empowerment to be a “central tenet” of American foreign policy. It would be accomplished through socially engineering the attitudes, laws, and institutions of other nations. Presumably, … Continue reading Biting the Cultural Imperialism that Feeds You