Zachary Gallant

OPINION

THE WORLD IS NOT A SAFE SPACE

ZACHARY GALLANT / September 6. 2016

On using your own power to create safe spaces for others, and the power of saying ‘I Was Wrong’: A report from the 2016 Muslim Jewish Conference

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OPINION

THE ENDLESS MIRROR: GERMANY AND AMERICA, FROM HITLER TO TRUMP AND BACK AGAIN

ZACHARY GALLANT / July 28. 2016

Americans are warned that Trump is a couple steps from Hitler’s Germany, but Europe is a couple false steps from Trump’s America if it fails to tackle xenophobic mistrust and misanthropy.

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OPINION

CLINTON’S 1968 MISTAKE

ZACHARY GALLANT / July 26. 2016

By ignoring the obvious populist groundswell in the 2016 electorate and playing to the conservative establishment, Hillary Clinton and the DNC are following in the proud footsteps of Hubert Humphrey in 1968.

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OPINION

BLAIR, CHILCOT AND THE COLONIALISM OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE

ZACHARY GALLANT / July 7. 2016

The International Criminal Court declaring it would not pursue war crimes charges against Tony Blair was met with outrage, but it was legally incapable. With the scathing Chilcot report now released, the public must push for laws that can bring real justice.

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OPINION

#ALTJEWS: ALT RIGHT KAPOS, JEWISH UNCLE TOMS

ZACHARY GALLANT / June 24. 2016

The newly-arising #AltJew movement is an ugly, abusive, self-hating phenomenon with sinister historical roots.

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OPINION

IF MONEY IS PROTECTED SPEECH, THEN BANNING BOYCOTTS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

ZACHARY GALLANT / June 8. 2016

The Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision effectively declared that money in politics is protected speech. In terms of economic transactions, few are more political than boycotts, and Governor Cuomo's Executive Order banning boycotts against Israel must be challenged constitutionally at the highest levels even if it depends on the Citizens United ruling.

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OPINION

NATO’S ROLE IN THE RISE OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN KOSOVO

ZACHARY GALLANT / May 31. 2016

The sudden rise of Wahhabism and Salafism in Kosovo has been funded by Saudi Arabia, but the groundwork for radicalization and extremism had already been laid by a decade of military occupation, corruption, and resource theft by NATO and US diplomats.

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REPORT

DIRTY TRICKS ENDANGER GERMANY’S REFUGEE INTEGRATION PROCESS

ZACHARY GALLANT / May 25. 2016

Some new refugees in Germany are being tricked by local government agents in order to lighten the overwhelming workload of processing all newcomers. But it's not just immoral or illegal: It's a dangerous hindrance to integration and an invitation for more intercultural strife.

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OPINION

THE STRATEGIC VALUE OF LYING ABOUT YOUR VOTE

ZACHARY GALLANT / May 18. 2016

Public endorsements of candidates, including through hashtags like #ImWithHer, allow campaigns to categorize you and remove you from the debate. Lying about your vote can restore your power as a political actor.

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