National Perspective — David Shribman — September 27, 2017

David Shribman

Has Donald Trump just ripped the mattress tag from international relations?

The legend on mattress tags warns that the labels should not be removed "under penalty of law." That warning has an exception: the consumer. The United Nations Charter affirms the sovereignty of countries around the globe. That stipulation has exceptions, too: humanitarian and human-rights violations.

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