Archive - Notes From the Margins

A Reckoning in America

A diverse coalition handed the presidency to Donald J. Trump. It's time to rebuild.

Nov 11, 2024 •

I’m Rooting for a Billionaire from Boston to Buy TikTok

Frank McCourt wants to rebuild social media to give everyday people more control. It may be our best shot at a new digital revolution.

Nov 4, 2024 •

August 2024

The Canadian Dream is on Life Support

Canada's future must be reclaimed and won soon, or lost for good.

Aug 11, 2024 •

April 2024

The Best-Case Scenario for Trump's Foreign Policy

A second Trump administration would fundamentally alter America’s relationship with the rest of the world. That might not be such a bad thing.

Apr 14, 2024 •

February 2024

A Memoir of Enslavement Reveals the Meaning of Freedom

A 1789 book sparked abolitionist sentiment by describing the brutality of the slave trade. But today the story tells us so much more than that.

Feb 27, 2024 •

January 2024

Where is Biden's Foreign Policy Taking Us?

The administration may be staffed with the best and the brightest, but I fear they are beholden to outdated assumptions and misreading the politics at…

Jan 31, 2024 •

December 2023

The Real 'Clash of Civilizations' Will Happen at Home

Samuel Huntington envisioned enduring hostility between Islam and the West. But that thesis hasn’t come to pass — and it overlooks the identity crisis…

Dec 31, 2023 •

What Christmas Means to Me as a Muslim

Even if you are not Christian, the holiday is a reminder that we can and must go on, especially in times of darkness.

Dec 24, 2023 •

November 2023

When Henry Kissinger Came to Yale

In 2015, Kissinger visited Yale. I thought it was a good time to ask him about genocide.

Nov 30, 2023 •

Thomas Paine Was America's Greatest Founding Father

It's time to give him a proper memorial.

Nov 24, 2023 •

September 2023

The Real Reasons Canada’s Relationship with India is Broken

Published in The Globe and Mail, September 22, 2023.

Sep 23, 2023 •

Liberals Need A Clearer Foreign Policy

Biden and his Republican challengers have very different views of America’s role in the world. But the president’s stance may be harder to explain to…

Sep 3, 2023 •

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