Opinion
It’s hard to believe, but the revolution that captivated and shook the world began one month ago. Weird. It feels like it was just yesterday. It feels like it was a lifetime ago. It was both a dream and the end of a nightmare. In the years to come, there will be more than enough [...]
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Imagine your home team throws a flea-flicker on the first play of the Superbowl and scores an 80-yard touchdown. The game then largely stays in mid-field with neither team advancing as they punt back and forth. Then, just before halftime, the away team scores on a special teams return and ties it up. Through the [...]
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When Posts Collide It seems my previous post on the futility of internet debates wasn’t merely an isolated observation, but a bout of prescience. After conferring with my colleagues at MuslimMatters a few weeks back, we decided to cross-post the piece on my childhood friend who’s serving in the US army. Given the subject matter, I [...]
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