On America’s 250th, Mamdani called for unity – while Trump rewrote the past

For The Guardian, I wrote about the dueling speeches between Mayor Mamdani of New York City and US President Donald Trump that took place over this anniversary weekend. The New York mayor faced a ‘nation of contradictions’ while the president offered a stump speech. If Donald Trump’s address on 3 …

At 250, America is still deciding who belongs

For Al Jazeera, I wrote an opinion essay about how, despite the Supreme Court’s positive birthright citizenship ruling, the fight over who is fully recognized as American continues. Last week, days before the nation’s 250-year anniversary, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutional right to citizenship to nearly everyone …