Why Did Cup Foods Call the Cops on George Floyd?
I wrote this op-ed for the New York Times on why nuisance abatement laws force stores in low-income neighborhoods to operate almost …
On the Black Lives Matter protests in New York City
I was asked by Scena 9, a Romanian magazine, to write a very short essay on the Black Lives Matter protests in …
The coronavirus and the failures of war metaphors
Donald Trump now refers to himself as a “wartime president” who is fighting the “invisible enemy” of the coronavirus. He’s hardly the …
Are the Republicans trying to get Ilhan Omar killed?
I wrote this essay for The Guardian: Is the Republican party actually trying to get the Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar killed? If the …
Justin Trudeau wants to be me.
I wrote this essay, in which I get both political and a bit personal, for The Guardian. Recently surfaced photos of Canadian …
The Squad v. The Mob
I wrote this essay for The Guardian: So now we know what the 2020 election will look like. It will be “the …
The Squad is Us
I wrote this essay on “the squad” for The Guardian: On Monday, the best of the United States of America was on …
Ilhan Omar has become the target of a dangerous hate campaign
I wrote this essay for The Guardian regarding the recent attacks on Representative Ilhan Omar. Here’s a question for you. Which American …
Massacre in New Zealand
Iwrote two pieces in response to the horrific mass shooting of 50 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand by a white supremacist. In …
I’m a brown Arab-American, and the US census refuses to recognize me.
I was fortunate to contribute to The Guardian‘s terrific series on Antiracism and America. This is what I wrote. I am a …