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Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali is a former columnist at The Daily Beast and a Senior Fellow at The Western States Center and Auburn Seminary. He has previously been a New York Times contributing op-ed writer, CNN commentator, host for Huff Post, and co-host of Al Jazeera America's The Stream.

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ONLY IN AMERICA

Getting Shot Is as American as Thanksgiving Turkey

A victim’s family member thought he’d be safer in the U.S. than the West Bank. But he merely went from one dangerous place to another.

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COLLECTIVE GUILT

I’m a Muslim, I Don’t Support Hamas (But Thanks for Asking)

People keep asking me to condemn the atrocities of Oct. 7 and free the Israeli hostages in Gaza. I’ve already done the first, and sadly, don’t have the power to do the second!

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TRAIN WRECK

Amy Schumer Needs to Stop

Will the “most successful female comedian of all time” face any career ramifications for making herself a victim of the Israel-Hamas war?

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VERY FINE PEOPLE

GOP’s Going Full White Nationalist Even Sooner Than Expected

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville walked back his defense of “white nationalists,” but let’s be very clear—the hood is off.

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SAY WHAT?

I Was Canceled for Talking About Right-Wing Cancel Culture

A company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team invited me to address their employees to mark Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. During the call, they silenced me.

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PEE-YEW

CNN Can Never Wash Away the Trump Disaster Stench

Try as it might to move on from the Trump town hall debacle by inviting Haley and Pence to do similar events, CNN can never undo the damage.

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THEY KNEW BETTER

CNN Failed America With Its Train Wreck of a Trump Town Hall

CNN decided to reward Trump for his reckless and dangerous behavior by giving him a 70-minute Festivus to air his grievances and lies.

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NO ACCOUNTABILITY

Dominion’s Big Fox News Settlement Is America’s Loss

The country deserves a lengthy trial that lays bare the depth of Fox’s hypocrisy, venality, and insincerity.

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CRUEL AND USUAL

The GOP’s Deficit Plan: Spoil the Rich, Starve the Kids

Republicans are super-serious about fiscal responsibility. So they’re gutting food stamps and giving the ultra-rich more tax cuts.

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WHAT WOULD MUHAMMAD DO?

Prophet Muhammad Wouldn’t Have Flipped Out Over a Painting

Islam’s founder endured abuse, forgave his tormentors, and embodied perseverance. Firing a college art teacher who sensitively displayed his image misses the point completely.

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