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Arnold Isaacs

Arnold R. Isaacs, a journalist and writer based in Maryland, has written widely on refugee and immigration issues. He is the author of From Troubled Lands: Listening to Pakistani and Afghan Americans in post-9/11 America and two books relating to the Vietnam war. His website is www.arnoldisaacs.net.

Moral Injury and America’s Endless Conflicts

A Legacy of a New Kind of War

By Arnold Isaacs On December 3, 2019On May 15, 2021

MACA or Making America Crueler Again

The White House Targets Refugees, Green Card Applicants, and Poor Immigrants

By Arnold Isaacs On October 22, 2019On May 15, 2021

Looking Back at 1919

Immigration, Race, and Women’s Rights, Then and Now

By Arnold Isaacs On April 16, 2019On May 15, 2021

A Cruel War on Immigrants

Trump’s Policies Hurt People Instead of Fixing the System

By Arnold Isaacs On February 7, 2019On May 15, 2021

Making America’s Wars Great Again

The Pentagon Whitewashes a Troubling Past

By Arnold Isaacs On November 8, 2018On May 15, 2021

Learning the Power of Lies

Facts vs. Falsehoods in the Age of Trump

By Arnold Isaacs On September 20, 2018On September 20, 2018

American Islamophobia’s Fake Facts

Their “Proof” Is Not What They Say

By Arnold Isaacs On July 31, 2018On July 31, 2018

Giving a Pass to Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Islamophobia Enters the Government, Is Incorporated into the Law, and Becomes Increasingly Acceptable in America

By Arnold Isaacs On June 10, 2018On May 15, 2021

Why Can’t the World’s Best Military Win Its Wars?

Americans Need to Rethink War and Look Honestly at Ourselves and Our Friends

By Arnold Isaacs On May 1, 2018On May 15, 2021

Using Fake Facts to Make Us Afraid

On Immigration and Terrorism, the Trump Administration Misleads About Its Own Misleading Data

By Arnold Isaacs On March 4, 2018On May 15, 2021

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