Advertisements I had an uneasy feeling of déjà vu. Not a precise echo, but more like the same response to a different, but similar, situation. The feeling came over me when I heard former President Barack Obama dismiss the movement to Defund the Police as a “snappy slogan.” I understandContinue Reading

Advertisements In the latest episode of the ReThinking Foreign Policy podcast, I cover Donald Trump’s positive coronavirus test, the budding war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and understating the true impact of racism. The main story addresses the recent controversy over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to pull out of an eventContinue Reading

Advertisements The recent controversies around antisemitic statements made by athletes DeSean Jackson and Stephen Jackson, and entertainment mogul Nick Cannon have raised troubling questions about how to address antisemitism, especially now that it is on the rise. There is a clear need to build much stronger connections between the fightContinue Reading