Media outlets began circulating news this week that the United States had been added to a “global human rights watchlist” due to President Donald Trump’s policies. What the outlets failed to report, however, is that the group responsible for publishing the watchlist takes millions of dollars from many of Trump’s political adversaries, including the Soros philanthropic network. CIVICUS, a South Africa-based nonprofit organization that exists to “strengthen civil society,” added the U.S. to its human rights “monitor watchlist” on Monday. The group defended its decision by arguing that the Trump administration was engaged in an “assault on democratic norms and...