Drones Are the Napalm of Our Crazy Time

I was born in 1965, the year the first U.S. combat troops went to Vietnam. Growing up in middle-class America in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I distinctly... 

Boston: Does tribalism exonerate Islam?

Guest article by John Singleton Fort Worth, Texas - Ethan Casey has challenged me to write a piece in response to Akbar Ahmed’s fascinating explanation... 

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the American public

On my Facebook page on May 1, the second anniversary of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, I re-posted the link to an article of mine originally... 

On the Road in America with Ethan Casey

Ethan Casey with his rented Prius in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Nov. 12, 2012. On September 5, 2012, I got in a rental car in front of my house in... 

What does it mean that the Boston bombers are Muslims?

Seattle, April 20 - Following previous terrorist incidents and mass shootings, I’ve pointed out the disparity between how Americans look at the... 

Muslims and the Boston bombing: A statement

Seattle, April 17 - The bombing two days ago in Boston was horrible and despicable, period, regardless of who perpetrated it. That needs to be said before... 

History rhymes in Afghanistan: Dalrymple’s crowning achievement

Should Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan 1839-42 be read as an account of the first Afghan war in its own right, or as a cautionary tale in... 

Has Our Interest in Haiti Peaked?

* The lengthening aftermath of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti is at a telling moment in its history, as an occasion for international humanitarianism... 

Muslims in America, Christians in Pakistan

Seattle, March 10 – I don’t know much of the specific background of the anti-Christian rampage last week in Lahore. But is there anything I... 

Drones: What are we doing to ourselves?

Aiken, South Carolina, February 23 - We’re hearing more in the media these days about drones, which I suppose is an improvement on 2009, when an...