I've just published a new Middle East Eye article offering my take on her recent meltdown leading to the cancellation of her TV show. I hope you'll both read it and promote it on social media. Since I don't have to repeat what I've already written here, I can bring up this strange new post by her from earlier today in which she correctly lays out the four … [Read more...]
Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism: Different Religions, Same Hate
As I write this, I'm on a plane returning from Berkeley to Seattle, after attending an Islamophobia conference, "The Road Traveled," at which I delivered my first academic paper. There were presenters from Japan, Canada, Sweden the UK, France, and Austria. It was a bracing experience for many reasons. One of the most important was that I was the only Jewish … [Read more...]
Islamophobia Conference: The Road Travelled
I'll be delivering the first academic paper I've ever written for a conference, this weekend at UC Berkeley. It's the ninth annual Islamophobia conference, titled The Road Travelled. Ironically, it will be held in the same academic building on campus which housed the department in which I pursued my PhD. I haven't been back in 35 years! The conference is … [Read more...]
Trump and the “Breeders”
Pres. Trump today went back to war against California, the state he seems to love most to hate. As always, the fight is over immigration and the sanctuary city concept, both of which he detests. Cities around the country (not just in California) are defying the federal government's attempts to criminalize the act of being an immigrant. They are declining … [Read more...]
