Most Americans aren’t obsessed with politics

December 6th, 20240 The 2024 election is over, but the arguments about what it means are continuing. Did Donald Trump and the Republican Party win a mandate to govern as they wish? Did Democrats try too hard to appeal to their political base? Or not hard enough? But drawing conclusions about the meaning of an election, especially about what it says about...

What does it mean to be an American?

October 16th, 20180 What does it actually mean to be an American? Tell me. In the press of day-to-day events and amid the ongoing tumult of politics, we don’t think about this much. Yet it’s a crucial question, one that each generation in this country is called upon to answer for itself. Despite our differences, there are some traits that I think we...

Recognizing Black contributions and atoning for our past

February 9th, 20180 We need Black History Month, not only to teach us about often unacknowledged African American scientists, inventors, political leaders and scholars who have made significant contributions to our collective history, but to remind us of America's forgotten crimes of slavery and racism. By Dr. James J. Zogby This is Black history...

Intra-cultural conflicts among Dearborn’s Arab Americans are a concern

July 14th, 20170 It is a known fact that Dearborn has the highest concentration of Americans of Arab descent, some thriving more than others, in part due to their long history in this nation. For many reasons, internal segregation, which tends to stem from religious separation, politics and tribalism, has truly become a community concern. Last week,...

Israel approves new settlement for first time in decades

March 30th, 20170 JERUSALEM-On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the establishment of Israel's first new settlement in the West Bank in over twenty years. President Donald Trump's recommendations to Netanyahu to hold off on settlement building contrasted with Netanyahu's pushes to approve settlement building in the West...

Lebanon’s proposed tax hikes, stagnant wages estrange expatriates

March 24th, 20170 DEARBORN — Amid proposed tax hikes in Lebanon that have citizens in a fury and the parliament paralyzed over clashes about finding an antidote to commonplace inadequate public services, local Lebanese Americans are increasingly becoming disenchanted with reconnecting to their homeland. This reluctance prevails despite an ongoing...