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WSJ opinion revisits Navi Pillay and the Nobel Peace Prize

The Wall Street Journal opinion page argues the earlier winner was even less deserving, and National Review runs its own column calling Pillay's prize undeserved; both are opinion pieces.

On air: Vera Bullock on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:20 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by WSJ: “Opinion | Navi Pillay and the Tainted Nobel Peace Prize’s History”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:20 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Vera Bullock.
Topics: Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize.
BBN covered this story before: Peace laureate calls Trump's court attacks 'unlawful'; economics… (October 12).

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WSJOpinion | Navi Pillay and the Tainted Nobel Peace Prize’s History

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA Wall Street Journal opinion piece says Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize is tainted, and that the nineteen ninety-four winner was even less worthy.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNational Review is running a similar column.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJoining us is Odalys Kwiatkowski, who owns Second Place Engraving and Awards in Toledo.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOdalys, can you take a prize back after you hand it over?
Odalys KwiatkowskiNot in my shop. Once it's engraved, it's engraved. Let me just check the spelling on a customer's order, Kwiatkowski, no, Kwiatkowszczyk, no, hold on.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut two columnists are now ranking winners from thirty years apart, and one is calling the older one worse. Do your customers do that?
Odalys KwiatkowskiEvery Little League season. A dad comes in swearing his kid's trophy is smaller than last year's.
Odalys KwiatkowskiI show him the receipt, and he still wants a bigger one.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA receipt.
Odalys KwiatkowskiI keep this plaque by the register, Best Dad Evar. A man ordered it, and I kept the spelling because he said it was fine.
Odalys KwiatkowskiLet me just check the spelling, Evar, E-V-E-R, no, Evarrr.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo you'd say the prize winner is only as good as the engraver, and the judges at least got the spelling right.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCan that plaque be corrected?
Odalys KwiatkowskiSure, it only takes one letter. Let me just check the spelling, Odalys Kwiatkowszczykowski.

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