When it comes to immigration policy, Biden is increasingly Trump-like
In The Guardian, I argue that when it comes to immigration policy–especially on the US’s southern border–what we really need is a …
Biden is throwing migrants under the bus to appease Republican fearmongering
In this piece, for The Guardian, I argue that while the Biden administration criticizes conservatives as anti-immigrant, it pursues policies not so …
Can the K-pop boyband BTS … save the world?
I wrote this essay for The Guardian on the South Korean megastar boyband BTS. Their sunny pop-optimism and ‘Army’ of fans are …
Men on horses chasing Black asylum seekers? Sadly, America has seen it before
Horrified by the images of Haitian asylum seekers being met violently by men on horses? I know I was. I wrote this …
Biden is locking up migrant children. Will the world still care with Trump gone?
The Biden Administration re-opened a Trump-era detention site for migrant children. Rather than seeking out new and better solutions–alternatives that depend on …
Re-electing Trump won’t bring you safety
I wrote this essay, prompted by Donald Trump’s photo-op visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, for The Guardian. Here’s part of the essay: It …
Why is Donald Trump Jr amplifying a quack who believes in ‘demon sperm’?
I wrote this essay, on how the latest conspiracy theory is yet another example of how Americans are being misled by right-wing …
New Yorkers!
If you venture outside during this pandemic, make sure you cover up!
The coronavirus and the failures of war metaphors
Donald Trump now refers to himself as a “wartime president” who is fighting the “invisible enemy” of the coronavirus. He’s hardly the …