The Harvard and UPenn presidents walked into a trap in Congress
I wrote this essay for The Guardian, about how three university presidents from elite institutions were asked about non-existent calls for genocide …
Stuart Seldowitz’s hateful behavior is US foreign policy unmasked
When people harboring such bigoted views have been rewarded with positions of influence, you really have to wonder about the US government, …
Everyone loves diversity and inclusion – until you stick up for Palestinians
I wrote this essay for The Guardian about an experience of mine–I was invited and then disinvited to speak at an event …
Threats against Palestinian, Muslim and Jewish people has spiked since the war began
I had the honor to speak with Mary Louise Kelly of NPR’s All Things Considered regarding the spike in threats to Palestinians, …
Standing up for Palestine is also standing up to save the west from the worst of itself
I wrote this for The Guardian, on how Western governments are limiting expressions of support for Palestinians. It’s one thing when those …
Donald Trump has been charged. The swamp is finally being drained
I wrote this for The Guardian on Trump’s arraignment, which marks the day when he began to be held criminally accountable. And …
The Iraq war started the post-truth era. And America is to blame
Twenty years ago, the United States led an invasion of Iraq. There is much to say about this colossal mistake, but this …
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 …
Division Is America’s Natural State
Did the War on Terror, with its brazen contempt for existing institutions and established rule of law, launch the USA’s latest creep …
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 …