We Ignore Ethnic Cleansing at Our Peril

09.24.2017 ________________________________________   On August 25, 2017, Rohingya rebels from the militant Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army attacked Myanmar security forces, Continue reading →

Fourth of July can’t come soon enough

06.26.2016 ________________________________________ Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed, in June 1776, a resolution declaring the United States independent from Great Britain. The Lee Continue reading →

No separate paths forward, no easy way out

06.19.2016 ________________________________________ Last Sunday I woke before dawn, as is common during Ramadan, to have a small meal and pray. Continue reading →

Orlando: An act of Hate, not ‘Islamic Terrorism’

06.15.2016 ________________________________________ On Sunday I got up before dawn, as is common during Ramadan, to have a small meal and Continue reading →

Mourning my brother, Muhammad Ali

06.12.2016 ________________________________________ In 1996 I was moved to tears as I watched Muhammad Ali, body racked by Parkinson’s disease, struggle Continue reading →

The Citadel: To Hijab or not to Hijab

05.15.2016 ___________________________________ Ibtihaj Muhammad is a New Jersey-born fencer who is ranked seventh in the world in the saber. This Continue reading →

Reflections of a latter-day circuit rider

03.06.2016  _______________________________ I’ve been making the rounds lately – enough so that I occasionally introduce myself as a “circuit rider,” Continue reading →

Hey, Ben Carson: Whose Constitution is it?

09.27.2015 _____________________ On NBC’s Meet the Press last Sunday, Dr. Ben Carson crushed the American Dream – the dream that Continue reading →