9/11 entrenched Islamophobia in US politics. But it doesn’t work the way you think
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I offer some thoughts about the presence and function of Islamophobia in American politics in The …
Let’s call Trump’s approach to Iran what it is: kindergarten diplomacy
As I write in The Guardian, amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to …
Lindsey Graham’s hawkish ideology leaves a legacy of destruction
I wrote about Lindsey Graham for The Guardian. Mourn him if you wish, but let’s be honest about what he promoted. The …
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 …
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 …
Trump is stripping Americans of their citizenship at a shocking rate
I wrote about the Trump administration seeking to denaturalize 17 people, part of an effort unprecedented in modern US history, for The …
‘Your homes will be destroyed, your family killed’: the US has dropped millions of war propaganda leaflets – but do they work?
A new interactive exhibit by the digital archive group Khajistan displays some of the psyops leaflets released in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya …
The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past?
As I write in The Guardian, the US, in 2003, claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the …
America lied about the Iraq war. Then they weren’t believed about Ukraine
Will US intelligence learn its lessons from the Iraq war, and just how badly their legitimacy has been undermined? I raise the …
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny?
In The Guardian, I ask the question why Maga has lost its mind over Bad Bunny. The answer? Vitriol signaling, which part …