Tone is set from the Top
In June, I wrote a blog headlined “Hatred Destroys Everyone.” There had been a spate of hate crimes in the preceding couple of months targeting various minorities, none of which had been denounced by the President of the United States or any senior members...Restricting Khizr Khan’s Travel Restricts Everyone’s Citizenship
There’s so much being forced on our attention right now that you (or I) might easily have missed the news about Khizr Khan having to cancel his trip to Toronto to give a speech. And so much that is happening is unprecedented and astonishing that you (or I) might have...When the professor becomes the student
This winter, I taught a course in Current Affairs. As per the course description, it is designed to “encourage students to keep themselves informed about problems at the local, national, and international levels and to develop a critical attitude toward those...What Happens When Politics Breaks Down
First of all, note that there is no question mark in my title. What happens when politics breaks down is what all of us in the United States are currently living through, in real time. In July 1997 I was an eyewitness to an actual, unambiguous coup d’etat in...Home Free: An American Road trip
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"Ethan Casey listened hard and well in his books on Haiti and Pakistan. Now he's listening to America." - Paul Rogat Loeb
Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time
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"Compulsory reading for anyone visiting Pakistan" - Harvard International Review
"The author's real journey is a search for common humanity." - The Daily Telegraph
Bearing the Bruise: A Life Graced by Haiti
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"A heartfelt account" - Paul Farmer
Live at the Forbidden City
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"A vivid account of China's musical past" - Songlines