“[When] I was 15, I saw a movie where a young, handsome man was convicted to be executed and the next day I told my parents I’m going to be a lawyer and I’m going to defend these people … to represent the underdog….” open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

Jessica Stern of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice on the mutuality of human rights. “We sink or swim together.” Rule of a Law Defenders podcast. #TreatPeopleRight Full episode cylindrmag.substack.com/p/diplomacy-... Subscribe cylindrmag.substack.com

Desiree Cormier Smith of the Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice on the mutuality of human rights and freedom. Rule of Law Defenders podcast. #ruleoflaw #podcast #TreatPeopleRight open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

#advocacy “There’s not too much that any of us can try to protect right now because these people are eroding the foundation upon which we stand.” Let-It-Rip Jeremy vs. Sneaky Sam www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/o...

It’s #humannature all over again.

De Niro: I’ve played plenty of tough, scary guys in the movies—but you know what really scares the hell out of me? What this government—our government—is trying to do to take away our right to vote…

“I’m the fifth of six Irish Catholic, working-class kids. Having a rabble-rouser older sister opened my eyes to the changing world outside our insular Catholic one….” The cylindr interview with Lorie Conway, independent filmmaker and social justice advocate. open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

Amol Mehra. The cylindr interview. “Active movements around the world are challenging special interests. Leaders will be born of these movements and they will re-frame the rules of globalization to ensure that it works for all, not just an elite handful….” open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

Leaders of the new Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice on why #humanrights and a just #ruleoflaw are central to US foreign policy interests — and must be acted on accordingly. Rule of Law Defenders podcast. open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

Remembering the late, great Ben Ferencz on the 106th anniversary of his birth: "Law, not war." #TreatPeopleRight cylindrmag.substack.com/p/interview-...

“If they are to have authentic meaning and legitimacy in the governance of human nature, human rights and a just rule of law must be capable of exerting force in their own defense….” Subscribe: cylindrmag.substack.com #TreatPeopleRight open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

Reconstructionism scl.community/reconstructi...

The ABA is adding new programs to the Rule of Law in America CLE series. Keep checking our series landing page for new CLE webinars concerning the role of lawyers and courts in defending our constitutional framework and democratic processes. https://bit.ly/49iGWHb

"Less than a mile from my neighborhood stood abandoned buildings, low-performing schools, and hospitals grappling with the HIV/AIDS crisis.... Knowledge of injustice and inequality became my motivation: If opportunity and freedom is only reserved for a select few, then we cannot call society just."

“This might be the real clash of civilizations – between those who still adhere to caste and human hierarchies and those who believe that every human being everywhere has a legal right to live their most fulfilling life....” Subscribe: cylindrmag.substack.com

Abuse of courts and legal systems to harass human rights and rule of law defenders is chapter one of the authoritarian textbook. Jessica So describes how trial monitoring and reporting can be used to counter it. Subscribe: cylindrmag.substack.com open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

The formidable @dtfleisch.bsky.social tells it like it is.

#selfreliance #fairplay #TreatPeopleRight

#accountability #whodathunk

#TreatPeopleRight open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

#CriminalPresident #GrifterInChief

Contrary to popular imagination, it’s not hopeless. #TreatPeopleRight open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

#TrumpDidThis #CriminalPresident

#This The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...

All about screwing the midterms —> democracy.

But the propaganda machine’s a’hummin.

Bondi on the Trump II road to disbarment. (Regards to Rudy.)

#freepress #ruleoflaw

The Call to Glory cosplay is more than tiresome.

The seeds of hope that USAID left behind. Rule of Law Defenders podcast. open.substack.com/pub/cylindrm...

#TrumpDidThis #CriminalPresident