The human & horrifying aspects of racism & slavery need to be remembered. I work on global dimensions of racism. Some on the right dismiss it as woke. Those on the left because I don't critique capitalism. Racism to them is about class relations. There're blindspots on racism on the left and right.

Op eds this year have been my 'go-to' method for rising above the daily frustration with our culture & politics. Here's my piece from last week -- written in the midst of the harassment my home institution @georgemasonu.bsky.social faced.

thehill.com/opinion/educ...

My op ed today on the Kashmir attacks and the subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan:
thehill.com/opinion/inte...

My oped on Trump's threats and inability to understand trade policy or negotiations.

"Henry Kissinger’s warning to Saudi Arabia that the U.S. would bomb their oil fields did not stem oil production cutbacks or price increases in 1973. Markets and diplomacy did."

tinyurl.com/452t9tka