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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    Media
    #MuslimLivesMatter is much bigger than the Chapel Hill shooting#MuslimLivesMatter is much bigger than the Chapel Hill shooting
    Media

    The hashtag campaign makes a crucially important point about how we treat Muslim-Americans, and violence against them.

    By Max Fisher
    Technology
    5 of Jon Stewart’s funniest, harshest, most memorable takedowns5 of Jon Stewart’s funniest, harshest, most memorable takedowns
    Technology

    From skewering to CNN to his famous, show-length Glenn Beck impression, nobody feuds like Stewart.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Chart: Anti-Americanism is exploding in RussiaChart: Anti-Americanism is exploding in Russia
    World Politics

    Russians hate America more than at any time since the Cold War

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Let’s be clear: The Obama Crusades controversy is over whether it’s okay to hate MuslimsLet’s be clear: The Obama Crusades controversy is over whether it’s okay to hate Muslims
    Syria

    The scandal here isn’t Obama’s analogy — it’s that some critics want to see the world’s Muslims as inherently inferior.

    By Max Fisher
    Syria
    Even ISIS supports getting kids vaccinatedEven ISIS supports getting kids vaccinated
    Syria

    Health workers in Syria and Iraq cite the group in the polio vaccination effort.

    By Max Fisher
    Israel
    Israel’s ambassador jokes on Twitter about undermining ObamaIsrael’s ambassador jokes on Twitter about undermining Obama
    Israel

    Ron Dermer used Super Bowl Sunday to crack a joke about his scheme to end-run around the White House.

    By Max Fisher
    Media
    US media coverage of Michelle Obama’s Saudi Arabia trip isn’t just wrong — it’s racistUS media coverage of Michelle Obama’s Saudi Arabia trip isn’t just wrong — it’s racist
    Media

    The US media freak-out over her going unveiled at a formal Saudi function makes some key — and revealing — mistakes.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    This tweet shows why it’s so absurd to demand that all Muslims denounce terrorismThis tweet shows why it’s so absurd to demand that all Muslims denounce terrorism
    archives

    Why have so-called moderate Muslims failed to condemn the New York snowstorm?

    By Max Fisher
    Movies
    This photo from Obama’s India trip looks exactly like a Wes Anderson movieThis photo from Obama’s India trip looks exactly like a Wes Anderson movie
    Movies

    It’s pretty clear the official state visit is just a stealth Darjeeling Limited sequel.

    By Max Fisher
    Culture
    9 questions about Saudi Arabia you were too embarrassed to ask9 questions about Saudi Arabia you were too embarrassed to ask
    Culture

    Why is it named after the royal family? Where does its officially policy of religious extremism come from? How did it become such a close US ally?

    By Max Fisher