Playing Politics with Tragedy
“Say her name!” Marjorie Taylor Greene shouted from the House floor during President Biden’s State of the Union Address. The same slogan was on the T-shirt she wore under her red jacket, which…
Arnold R Isaacs
War, Crimes, Truth, and Denial
This month’s catastrophic violence in Israel and Gaza — specifically, the contradictory statements from each side on the other’s war crimes — has taken me back to a revealing personal…
An Open Letter to My Old Tribe
"It could be days. It could be weeks until we find out who the new president is.... Will you urge your supporters to stay calm during this extended period, not…
Moral Injury and America’s Endless Conflicts
When an announcement of a "Moral Injury Symposium" turned up in my email, I was a bit startled to see that it came from the U.S. Special Operations Command. That…
MACA or Making America Crueler Again
The White House Targets Refugees, Green Card Applicants, and Poor Immigrants On September 26th, President Donald Trump's White House announced that, in 2020, refugee admissions to the United States will be limited…
Arnold R Isaacs – Looking Back at 1919: Immigration, Race, and Women’s Rights, Then and Now
Reading about immigration policy, religious and racial bigotry, and terrorism fears in America in 1919 offers an eerie sense of decades melting away and past and present blurring together. The…
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