Three years after October 7, honoring the victims of the Hamas-led massacre requires remembrance without qualification and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism. That commitment can stand alongside genuine concern for Palestinian civilians enduring…
Read More: Remembering October 7, Upholding Our Shared HumanityAs sports betting becomes part of everyday entertainment, its mental health consequences deserve greater attention. Recent reporting reveals troubling patterns among young investors and rising gambling-related emergency visits in Ontario. Gambling problems…
Read More: When the Bet Becomes a Burden: America’s Gambling and Mental Health ReckoningHuman trafficking is not a crime that happens somewhere else, to someone else. Recent headlines from communities across America reveal exploitation occurring in massage businesses, motels, online platforms, homes, and neighborhoods that…
Read More: Human Trafficking Is Happening in Your Neighborhood. It Is Time We Stop Pretending Otherwise.Twenty-five years after 9/11, America must remember not only what happened, but how hatred becomes violence. I witnessed that reality firsthand at Ground Zero. Today, as inflammatory rhetoric and political extremism increasingly…
Read More: Words Have Consequences: The Lesson of 9/11 We Cannot ForgetIn this OpEd, I examine the contradiction between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda and his administration’s lawsuit to block a $10,000 supplemental payment for approximately 25,000 public-school paraprofessionals. These…
Read More: The Workers New York City Cannot Afford to UndervalueOn World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, I argue that awareness alone is no longer enough. While public recognition of human trafficking has grown, millions of victims remain trapped in exploitation around…
Read More: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Awareness Is No Longer EnoughWhat happens when a nation begins to forget the defining moments that shaped its character? As Germany wrestles with preserving the memory of the Holocaust amid the passing of survivors and growing…
Read More: When Nations Forget: Germany, the Holocaust, and America’s Fading Memory of 9/11As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a troubling Gallup survey shows national pride at a historic low. But this moment should not be viewed as evidence that America has lost…
Read More: America at 250: A Time to Rediscover the Promise We ShareNearly twenty-five years after terrorists murdered 2,977 innocent people on September 11, a troubling narrative continues to emerge: that America somehow brought the attacks upon itself. As a survivor of Ground Zero,…
Read More: There Is No Moral Context That Can Justify September 11
