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Columns and Articles by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

December 08, 2023

War Crimes


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September 01, 2023

World America Made (2 of 2)


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August 25, 2023

The World America Made (1 of 2)


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June 09, 2023

Constitutional Changes


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April 28, 2023

Religion and Democracy


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April 07, 2023

Educating Our Next Generation (2 of 2)


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November 04, 2022

Supreme Court Reviews


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September 09, 2022

American Unjust Justice Problems (1 of 2)


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August 19, 2022

The Constitution and Minority Rule


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August 05, 2022

Policies or Principles?


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June 16, 2022

World Survey of Democracies


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June 10, 2022

Russia and China: Frenemies?


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May 27, 2022

Democracy or Dictatorship?


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May 20, 2022

No Justice Without Accountability, Part 2


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April 15, 2022

Russia and Ukraine: Poisoned History


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April 08, 2022

Disgruntled, Hating Everything


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March 18, 2022

Separating Truth from Lies


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March 11, 2022

Weaponizing Lies


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February 25, 2022

Putin the Angry


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February 11, 2022

Weaponizing Lies


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January 14, 2022

The January 6 Committee


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January 07, 2022

When Fiction Cuts Close


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December 17, 2021

Justice for All? (1 of 2)


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July 30, 2021

Mandating Vaccination?


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July 09, 2021

America?s Dilemma: Polarization


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May 28, 2021

Infrastructure (2 of 2))


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May 07, 2021

Violence Against Women (1 of 2)


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April 16, 2021

Rethinking Education (1)


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April 09, 2021

Dumbing Down History Pajaronian


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April 02, 2021

Dumbing Down of America


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February 26, 2021

The Fate of the Republican Party


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February 12, 2021

History: When Lies Kill


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January 29, 2021

The Possible Great Leap Forward


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December 25, 2020

America?s Founding Principles


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December 18, 2020

Missing: A Common Culture


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November 27, 2020

Six Changes to the Constitution


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October 02, 2020

What Is a Patriot?


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September 11, 2020

"With Him, All Roads Lead to Putin"


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August 21, 2020

History in Perspective


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July 24, 2020

Refusing Oversight


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July 03, 2020

That Which You Sow?


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May 15, 2020

Filling the Leadership Gap


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May 01, 2020

New Attention to Ethics


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April 10, 2020

Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories


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April 03, 2020

Saving Our Republic


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March 27, 2020

Too Much Democracy


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March 13, 2020

The Real Pandemic: Lies


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March 06, 2020

Rolling Back Regulations


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February 21, 2020

All Countries Have Underbellies


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February 14, 2020

The Trumpification of Revenge


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February 07, 2020

Providing National Security Advice to President


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January 31, 2020

If Right Doesn?t Matter?


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January 24, 2020

Why We Need Russia Experts


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December 06, 2019

America?s Gift to the World


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America?s Gift to the World


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November 08, 2019

The Imagined "Deep State"


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October 18, 2019

Amending the Constitution


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August 09, 2019

A Public/Private partnership To Reduce Gun Violence.


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July 12, 2019

Democracy and Sacred Honor


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July 05, 2019

The Element of Trust


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June 21, 2019

Rogues? Gallery for Impeachment


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June 14, 2019

Picking the President?s Team


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June 07, 2019

The Abortion Hypocrisy


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May 31, 2019

The Late, Great Republican Party


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March 29, 2019

Reparations for Slavery


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March 22, 2019

The Rebirth of Fascism


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March 15, 2019

Kleptocracy Comes to America


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March 08, 2019

The Good and the Bad of Presidential Power


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March 01, 2019

The Function of Impeachments


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February 23, 2019

The Russian Bear is Now a Snake


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January 18, 2019

Coincidence or Collusion?


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January 11, 2019

Our Most Corrupt President


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January 04, 2019

What is Political Corruption?


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December 21, 2018

Pakistan?s Poisonous Underbelly


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December 14, 2018

Scuttling All the US Government Departments


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November 30, 2018

Historic Roots of Anti-Semitism


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November 23, 2018

Attacks on the Press are now global.


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October 26, 2018

The Element of Time in Changing Society


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October 19, 2018

The History of the US Justice System


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October 12, 2018

The History of the American Presidency


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September 28, 2018

The Me Too Movement in Perspective


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September 15, 2018

Saudi men resist women driving.


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August 25, 2018

Why is Foreign Policy So Complex?


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August 18, 2018

Climate Change Consequences


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August 11, 2018

The Ongoing War on Science


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May 26, 2018

The American Presidency in History


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May 12, 2018

Getting Poison Gas Policies Wrong.


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May 05, 2018

Census taking outside of the US


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April 28, 2018

The Census: Counting On It.


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April 21, 2018

Words Matter.


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February 10, 2018

In a Democracy, Character Matters.


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January 06, 2018

Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel?s Capital


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December 02, 2017

Can There Be a Centrist Party?


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November 25, 2017

Is Saudi Arabia Heading for Disaster?


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September 16, 2017

Freedom Is a Tricky Concept.


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August 26, 2017

Resentment and Torchlight Parades


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August 05, 2017

"Palace Intrigues" in Art and History.


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July 22, 2017

Humor Can Bring Down a State


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June 24, 2017

True Believers, The World?s Nightmares


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May 06, 2017

America?s Long Religious Heritage


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March 11, 2017

The Role of Language in Politics


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January 28, 2017

The Arc of History


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December 03, 2016

America?s History of Isolationism or Engagement.


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November 05, 2016

E Pluribus Unum?


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October 22, 2016

It Can?t Happen Here?


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October 08, 2016

Populism Is No Way to Rule.


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May 24, 2016

Book Review on Communism's Founding Tyrants


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May 21, 2016

Saudi Arabia: Our Troubled and Troublesome Ally (Part 2 of 2)


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April 02, 2016

What is a Patriot?


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February 13, 2016

How Our Presidents Promote Tolerance


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October 24, 2015

Afghan Problems


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September 26, 2015

Whose Fault is the Immigrant Crisis?


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September 13, 2014

Conflicting Views of the President's Foreign Policy


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December 07, 2013

Can We Legislate Against Sin?


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September 21, 2013

Is the US the World's Policeman?


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January 05, 2013

The Urban-Rural Conflict is Central to Today's Global Dysfunction.


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December 22, 2012

Peace On Earth Is a Real Challenge.


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November 10, 2012

The Real Benghazi Problem Is Not Being Addressed.


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October 06, 2012

The Saudis Have A “Modest Proposal” for Women


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September 29, 2012

Are Israel and the US Really Locking Horns Over Iran?


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August 18, 2012

Egypt Has Post-Election Blues.


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July 21, 2012

Facts Have Nothing to Do With Righteous Belief!


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June 09, 2012

Now the Pentagon is Being Muzzled for Being “Critical of Islam.”


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May 12, 2012

Should the New York Security Police Be Called Off?


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May 05, 2012

The European Uprisings of 1848 Reverberate in Today’s Arab Spring


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April 28, 2012

Fear and Loathing or Analysis and Perspective?


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February 08, 2012

What Is America’s “Worldview?”


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January 21, 2012

Attacking the British Embassy is an Iranian Rite of Passage.


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January 07, 2012

Arab Spring Is a Conflict between Religion and Nationalism.


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November 12, 2011

Power to the People! Round Up the Usual Suspects!


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June 18, 2011

For Girls, Idealism Can Be Deadly.


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February 12, 2011

How Goes Democracy Around the World?


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January 15, 2011

Why Do We Hate Government?


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