by Pervaiz Lodhie | Nov 2, 2016 | Commentary
No matter who wins the presidential election on November 8, America and Americans have already lost. The damage that has been done is not reversible. Donald Trump has energized a large faction of alienated working-class Americans who feel authorized to vent their...
by Pervaiz Lodhie | Oct 8, 2016 | Commentary
Whenever I see a problem, my instinct as an engineer is to try to find a solution. If there is a problem with radicalization of some Muslim youth in America today – and there is – then the solution lies within the Muslim community. There is frustration on every side,...
by Pervaiz Lodhie | Sep 19, 2016 | Commentary
Hispanic communities are a key to a positive future for the United States, if only we would see them that way. As I’ve seen among my own employees, Hispanic immigrants are hardworking, diligent, and loyal. They are one of the main reasons my Southern California-based...
by Pervaiz Lodhie | Sep 5, 2016 | Commentary
I was a founding member of the Pakistani-American community in Southern California. I arrived in Los Angeles on March 3, 1967, enrolled at Pasadena City College, and gained tremendous practical experience as a nighttime stock clerk at a company that made instruments...
by Pervaiz Lodhie | Aug 20, 2016 | Commentary
Why do millions of people support Donald Trump for President of the United States? Unfortunately, whether we like it or not, that is a question that needs to be asked in America in 2016. The people who support Trump, as well as those who supported Bernie Sanders, are...