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Trump’s Ukraine Deal: Another Broken Promise That Risks War

When Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency, one of his key promises was to end America’s endless foreign wars. Many of us, myself included, hoped that meant finally pulling back from the conflict in Ukraine—a war that I never believed the United States should have gotten involved in in the first place. The U.S. sendingContinue reading “Trump’s Ukraine Deal: Another Broken Promise That Risks War”

Reclaiming Antisemitism: Why Arabs and Jews Must Share the Term, and the Fight

For decades, the word “antisemitism” has been politically and culturally narrowed to mean hatred against Jews alone. This narrow usage, while understandable given the trauma of Jewish history, has also allowed for a weaponization of the term that shields state violence, particularly when committed by Israel or its allies. But the deeper harm lies inContinue reading “Reclaiming Antisemitism: Why Arabs and Jews Must Share the Term, and the Fight”

The Real Antisemitism: How U.S. and Israeli Militarism Targets Semitic Peoples

The term “antisemitism” is often narrowly defined in modern discourse, reduced almost exclusively to hatred against Jews. This politicized framing has served the interests of powerful states, particularly Israel and its allies, by shielding certain policies and actions from critique. However, when we return to the original and accurate definition of the term—prejudice or hostilityContinue reading “The Real Antisemitism: How U.S. and Israeli Militarism Targets Semitic Peoples”

Zionism and the Semitic Contradiction: Who Are the Real Antisemites?

The word “antisemitism” is often weaponized to silence criticism of the Israeli state and its Zionist foundations. In mainstream political discourse, to be anti-Zionist is regularly equated with being antisemitic. But this framing breaks down under scrutiny — and in fact, it may be Zionism, especially in its extreme and hardline forms, that embodies theContinue reading “Zionism and the Semitic Contradiction: Who Are the Real Antisemites?”

Schrödinger’s Palestine: Candidates, Rhetoric, and the Weaponized Collapse of Meaning

In today’s political discourse—especially surrounding Israel and Palestine—we’re living through a kind of epistemic collapse. Truth is slippery, allegiance is performative, and ideological positions often exist in ambiguous states. This is the realm of SchrĂśdinger’s Candidates and SchrĂśdinger’s Facts, where public figures and political claims seem to exist in multiple, even contradictory, states—until “observed,” interpreted,Continue reading “SchrĂśdinger’s Palestine: Candidates, Rhetoric, and the Weaponized Collapse of Meaning”

ContraPoints, Liberal Zionism, and the Trap of Militant Anti-Zionist Narratives

Natalie Wynn, better known as ContraPoints, recently made headlines for finally addressing the ongoing violence in Gaza and the Israel–Palestine crisis after months of silence. In a long Twitter and Reddit post, she expressed sorrow for the lives lost and empathy for Palestinian suffering—but quickly pivoted to critiquing the pro-Palestinian left. She condemned what sheContinue reading “ContraPoints, Liberal Zionism, and the Trap of Militant Anti-Zionist Narratives”

The Case for Nuance: Why Anti-Zionism Must Recognize Zionism as a Spectrum—and Why That Matters

One of the biggest blind spots in current discourse on Israel and Palestine is the refusal—or inability—to treat Zionism as a complex ideology existing on a spectrum. This refusal comes from both sides: from pro-Zionists who want to shield Zionism from critique by conflating all criticism with antisemitism, and from militant anti-Zionists who reduce allContinue reading “The Case for Nuance: Why Anti-Zionism Must Recognize Zionism as a Spectrum—and Why That Matters”

The Trap of Militant Anti-Zionism: How Grifters, Extremists, and Provocateurs Poison Real Resistance

The discourse around Israel and Palestine is deeply fractured, shaped by three distinct but overlapping groups that all claim the banner of anti-Zionism: principled pro-Palestine activists, grifter “leftist” anti-Zionists such as Jimmy Dore and the Greyzone, and neo-Nazis who disguise antisemitism as anti-Zionism. While their ideologies, goals, and methods differ dramatically, their interactions heavily influenceContinue reading “The Trap of Militant Anti-Zionism: How Grifters, Extremists, and Provocateurs Poison Real Resistance”

Why I’ve Lost Faith in the Democrats — and Why Zohran Mamdani Doesn’t Restore It

There was a time when I still held out hope for the Democratic Party. I believed that, maybe, with enough pressure, we could move them left — that through progressive insurgents, we could take the party of Clinton and Pelosi and make it serve working people. But over the years, and especially in light ofContinue reading “Why I’ve Lost Faith in the Democrats — and Why Zohran Mamdani Doesn’t Restore It”

No More Half-Measures: Why I’m Not Cheering for Zohran Mamdani

I’m done with half-measures. I’m done with the hollow victories. I’m done with celebrating incremental changes from a party that was never built for real transformation. The Democratic Party has long promised progress, and even when it delivers, the progress is fragile—easily reversed the moment the political winds shift. I’ve watched it happen again andContinue reading “No More Half-Measures: Why I’m Not Cheering for Zohran Mamdani”