The ancient warning “Don’t kill the messenger” endures for a reason. In medieval and earlier times, rulers and generals sometimes executed the bearer of bad news—literally shooting, beheading, or mutilating the envoy who delivered unwelcome truths from the battlefield or rival court. The impulse was understandable in its raw humanity: the message stung, so someone has to pay, and that someone is the easiest target. The messenger. Plus, killing the messenger assures that the message goes no...

In FY 2024, HSI assisted 818 human trafficking victims and identified and/or assisted 1,783 victims of child exploitation.

"America" didn't do any of that bad stuff or good stuff. A handful of bad people and a lot of good people within this nation did both.