PAKISTAN

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

Newtown is a Village in Pakistan

Redmond, Oregon, December 18 - On the Monday morning after the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, James Howard Kunstler wrote: Next, of course, comes the... 

Who is responsible for David Oliver Relin’s death?

Farmington, New Mexico, December 4 - In October 2008, I had the honor of introducing David Oliver Relin at an event hosted by the King County Library... 

Gaza and the Need for Muslim Activism in America

Galveston, Texas - I’d rather be telling you about my driving trip around America and promoting my next book, Home Free: A Real American Road Trip,... 

The Judiciary: What can Pakistan learn from America?

Guest article by Athar Osama That Pakistan is in the midst of a judicial crisis is no secret to anyone living in Pakistan and those abroad who like to... 

The Judiciary: What can Pakistanis teach Americans?

Around America the last several days we’ve been trying to figure out what the United States Supreme Court, and specifically Chief Justice John Roberts,... 

Where will the leadership come from?

This post is about both Pakistan and America. The two countries have more in common than any of us like to admit. For example, both societies tend...