Currently, American Muslims occupy an uneasy spot in the political landscape between intolerance and dismissal. Both responses are grounded in ignorance, but the Aristotelian virtue of friendship provides a way forward in building stronger local communities and a more robust citizenship.
Between Intolerance and Dismissal: Engaging American Muslims Read More »
While it’s tempting to be caught up in the outrage over Trump’s public comments at the Helsinki summit, I’m finding that there are deeper, bigger questions to consider that are far more interesting, important, and influential than the unprepared comments made by an ill prepared president.
Assessing Helsinki: 10 Observations of the Trump-Putin Summit Read More »
The following is a rebuttal I wrote last month to post appearing on The Federalist on “American divorce”- rehashed secessionist thinking that seems to have purchase in some corners of conservative thought.
Against Conservative Populists and “American Divorce” Read More »
After Parkland, people are still talking past each other, but there has been a huge twist: The constant stream of misunderstanding is creating harsher language patterns.
Fear the Rhetoric of Certainty Read More »
In a post-Christian America, is Trump’s rhetoric and policy focus in his informal tweets and formal documents emblematic of a pre-Christian pagan ethos?
The First “Pagan” President? Read More »
