The double standard with Israel and Palestine leaves us in moral darkness
I wrote this essay for The Guardian. Biden and Zelenskiy support a war they say was ‘unprovoked’ but a defenseless population will …
Jordan Neely, a vulnerable young man, was killed – and not by his medical history
In The Guardian, I write about how the killing of Jordan Neely and how much of the talk around the young man’s …
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 …
Republicans have a serious antisemitism problem. It isn’t Ilhan Omar
In this essay for The Guardian, I point out that Republican antisemitism is deep in the party today. Who remembers how, in …
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 …
The Problem With Jihad, Rehab Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion
For The Nation, I weighed in on a documentary that is prompting much commentary. My take? The idea that a white woman …
America is steeped in violence. And the roots of that violence go deep
It’s not just about guns. I wrote this essay for The Guardian reflecting on how America’s obsessions with guns and violence terrifies …
The alleged Buffalo shooter was also inspired by Islamophobia. That’s telling
I wrote this essay for The Guardian on the shooting in Buffalo. Few may realize that the alleged shooter copied the manifesto …
Facebook’s solidarity with Ukraine is impressive. Now extend it to others
I wrote this essay for The Guardian about how our powerful tech platforms like Facebook and Instagram act very differently when people …
They are ‘civilised’ and ‘look like us’: the racist coverage of Ukraine
Are Ukrainians more deserving of sympathy than Afghans and Iraqis? Many seem to think so, and I investigate this problem in an …