Is the US about to blindly march into yet another catastrophic war?
I wrote this for The Guardian, arguing that a ceasefire from all sides, along with the immediate and safe return of all …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
About that new University of Austin and free speech…
For The Guardian, I wrote this essay, in which I congratulate Bari Weiss and the other founders of a brave new university, …
As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats?
I wrote this piece for The Nation, and it was published on June 30. Around the same time that I was writing …
In America’s news headlines, Palestinians die mysterious deaths
I wrote this essay for The Guardian. It is the peculiar fate of oppressed people everywhere that when they are killed, they …
Don’t worry! Trump and Clinton will fix Israel/Palestine.*
I wrote this piece for The Guardian, and I hope you like it. In 2017, several months after the United States swears …
On The Death of Klinghoffer at The Met
The Guardian took me to the opera! I attended the opening night of the opera The Death of Klinghoffer, which has stirred …