Immigration
Agribusiness Lobbyists Have Second Thoughts about Executive Amnesty
The old adage warns “Be careful what you wish for”, and a Garth Brooks song thanks God for unanswered prayers. So it is interesting to watch those ……Read More
Lifestyle
Books
Imprisoned Poet Ashraf Fayadh’s ‘Frida Kahlo’s Mustache
Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh has now gone more than a year without trial in Saudi prisons on the ostensible charge that he’s been “insulting the Godly self” through his poetry, ……Read More
Fashion
Rewind 2014: A Year in Photos
It’s official…2014 is out, 2015 is in! But before we move on to all things new and exciting, I wanted to do a little revisiting, ……Read More
Immigration
Immigration in the 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
(This is the second item analyzing the 2105 Homeland Security funding bill; the first item examined the proposed amendments.) The new Congress, with a Republican majority ……Read More
Immigration
Proposed Amendments to the 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
In an upcoming piece, I will briefly review some highlights to the House of Representatives version of the Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 240) that ……Read More
Books
In a Shift, Five Women Authors on 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction Longlist
This morning, the 16-strong longlist for the 2015 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) was announced: The selected titles were pulled from a list of 180 entries from 15 countries. ……Read More