Berlin, Thanksgiving, 2019: “HIER WOHNTE … Here Lived …”

12.01.2019 ________________________________________ I’m in Germany, in the part formerly known as “East Berlin,” for a Thanksgiving break, giving thanks, with Continue reading →

It Never Ends: Racism. Anti-Semitism. Xenophobia.

11.24.2019 ________________________________________ “The unfortunate truth is that Russia was the foreign power that systematically attacked our democratic institutions in 2016. Continue reading →

Post 9/11: Today, I Stand With the Promise of America

09.15.2019 ________________________________________ On 9/11 I was transformed. Until that date I had quietly, and comfortably, lived as an American – Continue reading →

“Mourning for Whiteness:” Listening to the Prophets

08.11.2019 ________________________________________ I remember listening, on November 11th, three days after the 2016 presidential election, to Professor – and Prophet Continue reading →

Gov. Sununu: ‘Punching Down’ is Easy

07.26.2019 ________________________________________ In 1996, NEW Hampshire’s John E. Sununu was elected the first Palestinian-American in Congress, preceding both Rep. Justin Continue reading →

Complicit with Trump: Complicit with Racism.

07.20.2019 ________________________________________ First, I was angry – really angry. Then, I was sad – really sad. Today, after watching President Continue reading →

Waking Up, Choosing Abundance

07.14.2019 ________________________________________ “Let it pass.” “You can’t personally respond to every affront,” I’m told by friends when I take critiques Continue reading →

Ilhan Omar: It’s An American Story

02.17.2019 ________________________________________ Ilhan Omar is an African-American Muslim who, as a Somali refugee, arrived in America in 1995 and became Continue reading →