As the McCain campaign's desperate attempts to paint Barack Obama as all but a "domestic terrorist" have elicited cries of "kill him!" from the lynch mo... *cough* the adoring crowd, McCain's own...
John McCain is white; conversely Barack Obama is African American. It is an obvious but important statement to make. McCain's whiteness is often ignored in the mainstream press. Conversations about...
I must admit my first reaction to Joe Biden being chosen as Obama's running mate was “meh.” I’ve had running debates over Joe Biden with a friend for most of the primary season. She loves him,...
In the current American presidential election, race has become a pivotal issue. Obama is the first African American man to have a legitimate chance of becoming president of the United States. Blacks...
“Kischan you Asian!” is the phrase most likely to be heard during a sixth form “Asians against Caucasians” football match at my fairly innocuous school located just outside of London. Far...
Please note than an audio version is now available below the text. I have a friend who says the "N": A Whiteboy who's crazy as sin. "What up my 'N'!?" when my call Reaches him. "Nothing much, Homey,"...
If you thought that a recent cover of Vogue magazine had a whiff of King Kong about it, consider the possibility that this month, Vanity Fair may have given Vogue a run for its money. Just remember...
A few months ago I was standing in line at the post office talking to someone on the cell and every now and then I used an Urdu word. Sometimes when I speak Urdu, I say an English word with a FOB...
This is a review of The Other side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish-Arab Divide. Author: Susan Nathan. Publisher: HarperCollins, 2006 The State of Israel is a Jewish nation. Every Jew is...
In light of the rampancy of Islamophobia in various circles and the groupthink mentality that fuels it, Jonathan Swift's “A Modest Proposal” is all that comes to mind… Therefore, in order to...
