I have issues
My city will elect a new commissioner for my neighborhood this fall. To help the two candidates pander to me, I’ve drafted a list of local political issues that matter to me. I invite these candidates to propose solutions to…
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ICE kidnapped my friend, update
On Wednesday, August 27, my friend Reza Zavvar will have a court hearing in Greenbelt, Md. to learn why he has been held captive by the Trump Administration for two months. Trump says – and Fox reports – that he’s…
ICE kidnapped my friend
Reza Zavvar was kidnapped by ICE while walking his dog in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Why do I call it kidnapping? Because he is not charged with any crimes; he hasn’t committed one. He’s a legal, permanent resident of the U.S. and…
Tell your representative and senators to fight Trump harder and louder
If Trump’s coup against Constitutional rule horrifies you, you write a letter to Congress and call. I know from professional experience that members of Congress pay attention to their constituents. It doesn’t mean they always act accordingly, but if enough…
Melt The Guns
Austin L. Ray came up to me the other day and said, “Hello, Andisheh Nouraee, how you would you fix Atlanta?” “Hello, Austin L. Ray, publisher of the How I’d Fix Atlanta essay series, thank you for asking me that…
Was the U.S. invasion of Iraq ever popular?
I remember the country turning against the war, but did the country ever really support the war? Democrats won control of Congress in 2006, in part because the catastrophic War On Terror™ turned voters against Bush and Republicans. At least…
Twitter was a joke genre that I’ll miss.
Like New Yorker cartoons, Twitter jokes are a genre that only make sense because of the medium. I’ll miss that and feel petty for hating the owner more for ruining my phone than I do for his naked fascism.
Tips for reporters who can’t get Taylor Swift tickets
Taylor Swift tickets are the most in-demand concert tickets in my social circle since 2001 when Radiohead played at Stone Mountain. I’m not comparing their commercial stature – I’m saying my social circle has changed. In 2001 it seemed like…
Being right and wrong about Iraq
I thought the Iraq war would be a catastrophe before it started (and wrote that at the time). Instead of feeling correct though, I mostly feel terribly. First, because there’s no pleasure in witnessing catastrophe. I’m a patriotic citizen of…
“That sounds amazing!”
Get yourself a friend who loves what you do you as much as Zane Lowe loves everything every person he interviews does.