America’s soul as a nation of immigrants is in peril
I wrote this essay about the end of DACA for The Guardian. The Trump administration appears determined to kill off the idea of the …
Trump is ignoring the Minnesota mosque bombing. We know why
After a Minnesota mosque was bombed, I wrote a piece for The Guardian about the president’s silence. The key portion—more relevant now …
How the ‘homophobic Muslim’ became a populist bogeyman
The latest Pew Research Center survey had many interesting results. In this article for The Guardian, I examine one of them, and …
What is to be done about the USA?
Is the United States in trouble? Is it on the verge of becoming a failed state? I ask these questions in The …
Guest-editing the new issue of the journal “Mizna” on “Surviving”
I had the honor and good fortune to guest edit the latest issue of the fabulous Arab American arts journal Mizna, centered …
More on the Muslim Ban
In this essay, written for The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, I look at Trump’s Muslim ban in some more depth. I’ve …
On the Supreme Court’s ruling re: Trump’s Travel Ban
I wrote this piece for The Guardian, wherein I argue that the Supreme Court’s decision to lift many of the injunctions on …
Trump is scared Brits will be mean to him? Classic strongman fragility
I wrote this for The Guardian. Donald Trump is reportedly delaying an official state visit to London because the British people will …
Trump’s Twitter attacks on London Mayor Sadiq Khan
In this piece, written for The Guardian, I argue (among other things) that “Trump’s own statements so often contradict his own stated …
On the horrific attack by a white supremacist in Portland, Oregon
In this piece for The Guardian, I argue that Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric gives attacks like those in Portland legitimacy. When the president …