23 Jan, 2020
India’s failed democracy
“Citizenship Denied India is often billed as the world’s biggest democracy. But that title has worn thin: Under Prime Minister...
23 Jan, 2020
FBI, King and the tremors of history
“Nothing like trying to rewrite history. Remember way back when, when America was one nation under God and everyone got...
19 Jan, 2020
The Better Moral Creed
“Last October Attorney General Bill Barr delivered a speech at Notre Dame during which he claimed that “Judeo-Christian moral standards...
18 Jan, 2020
Honestly reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. in the age of white lies
“I find no hero more inspiring than the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and I see crucial need for...
15 Jan, 2020
Nuclear hubris
“One thing that becomes clear to me when I wander into the world, and the minds, of geopolitical professionals —...
14 Jan, 2020
Baby Dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark
“In violation of the separation of church and state, American tax dollars are funneled to fundamentalist private schools teaching crackpot...
12 Jan, 2020
Sowing division, reaping lives
“It’s textbook Institutional Racism. Did Trump say out loud, “I’m going to gut the original environmental law of the US...
10 Jan, 2020
Message to Trump supporters: I am sorry
“I am a committed to peace, and this requires me to acknowledge the dignity and worth of all humans. I...
8 Jan, 2020
Thanks to Trump, Iran has the upper hand
“The assassination of General Soleimani is proving to be a resounding success for Iran. It accomplished what the ayatollah could...
8 Jan, 2020
“The people do not want war!”
“These were the words that did it, that knocked the composure out of me. I was standing at what felt...
7 Jan, 2020
A call to men to join Women’s March
“It’s not too late for a Men’s New Year’s Resolution: to show up in even greater numbers at this year’s...
6 Jan, 2020
GOP Albatross
“Every schoolchild knows that the Ancient Mariner was forced to wear a dead albatross around his neck. I think America’s...
6 Jan, 2020
Instead of real-time commentary, eight common-sense reasons for not going to war with Iran
“In the wake of the assassination of Iranian military leader Major General Qasem Soleimani and nine other people by a...
6 Jan, 2020
Normal nation
“With the assassination of Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Donald Trump has arguably done more to undermine US interests in the Middle...
6 Jan, 2020
A Historian Reflects on the Return of Fascism
“Back in 1941, the year of my birth, fascism stood on the brink of conquering the world. During the preceding...