Standing up for My Jewish Friends

Standing up for My Jewish Friends

Several troubling, high-profile antisemitic incidents have occurred recently across the U.S. Last week, in Los Angeles, California, a group stood on an overpass above the 405 Freeway performing Nazi salutes and unfurling a banner reading, “Kanye was right about the...
7 Examples of Slower-Impact Humanitarian Crises

7 Examples of Slower-Impact Humanitarian Crises

“Humanitarian crisis” normally – and rightly – describes emergency situations where the well-being of people is in danger to a level that overwhelms their ability to respond. Currently, the influx of unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border has earned the label,...
Why Jesus Always Trumps Presidential Racism

Why Jesus Always Trumps Presidential Racism

The president of the United States tweeted racists comments Sunday, attacking four female congresswomen with non-Anglo ethnicities. While three of the congresswomen were born in the United States, the president echoed a famous racist taunt. He tweeted, “Why don’t they...