The Houthi militia speaks for only a sliver of Yemen. It reflects neither the country’s political diversity nor its social diversity and it is far removed from the will of the Yemeni people. Most Yemenis reject a project they see as tied entirely to Iran’s regional agenda. At its core, the militia’s system is openly racist. It claims a divine right to rule and casts aside republican values, democracy and equal citizenship. In their place, it…