Jeff Robbins

Jeff Robbins

Jeff Robbins

Former assistant United States attorney and United States delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Council Jeff Robbins is a veteran attorney who specializes in the First Amendment. Follow his weekly column to hear his liberal take on politics, national security, human rights and the Mideast. Read his full bio here.

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Days of Disgrace: America Tells Refugees to Pound Sand Jun 30, 2026

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," reads the iconic welc... Read More

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Shambles: America Surrenders, Unconditionally Jun 23, 2026

There was a time when lying all the time was frowned upon, and when easily demonstrable lying all th... Read More

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Apology Tour: Americans Abroad Experience Humility and Humiliation Jun 16, 2026

For Americans traveling in Western Europe this summer, it's a time of real humility, and some humili... Read More

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In No One We Trust: Americans Grow Increasingly Cynical, With Increasingly Good Reason Jun 09, 2026

In a 2011 Los Angeles Times column titled "When Unity Was All-American," writer George Skelton marke... Read More