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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    Israel
    Even Fox News is outraged at Boehner and Netanyahu’s plan to undermine ObamaEven Fox News is outraged at Boehner and Netanyahu’s plan to undermine Obama
    Israel

    Host Chris Wallace called the move by the Israeli leader “wicked.” Wow.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    Yes, Lindsay Lohan really posted an Instagram mourning Saudi King AbdullahYes, Lindsay Lohan really posted an Instagram mourning Saudi King Abdullah
    archives

    Her Arabic was not bad. The seeming incongruity is more telling than you might think.

    By Max Fisher
    archives
    The new Saudi king is so old that his father was born in 1876The new Saudi king is so old that his father was born in 1876
    archives

    The agedness of the royals isn’t just trivia, though — it’s potentially very dangerous for Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

    By Max Fisher
    Israel
    John Boehner’s outrageous plan to help a foreign leader undermine ObamaJohn Boehner’s outrageous plan to help a foreign leader undermine Obama
    Israel

    It’s one thing to have a political fight over foreign policy. It’s quite another to break one of the most important principles in how foreign policy is made.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    This map of the world’s most religiously diverse countries may surprise youThis map of the world’s most religiously diverse countries may surprise you
    World Politics

    Pew ranked every country in the world by its diversity of faiths. What they found is pretty fascinating.

    By Max Fisher
    Media
    Vox got no threats for posting Charlie Hebdo cartoons and dozens for covering IslamophobiaVox got no threats for posting Charlie Hebdo cartoons and dozens for covering Islamophobia
    Media

    Media outlets have been widely praised for publishing the cartoons in a way that misses a subtler threat.

    By Max Fisher and Amanda Taub
    Culture
    It’s not just Fox News: Islamophobia on cable news is out of controlIt’s not just Fox News: Islamophobia on cable news is out of control
    Culture

    Television news outlets are mainstreaming anti-Muslim bigotry, and it’s getting worse.

    By Max Fisher
    Social Policy
    What everyone gets wrong about Charlie Hebdo and racismWhat everyone gets wrong about Charlie Hebdo and racism
    Play
    Social Policy

    The magazine did not intend racism, but it ended up fighting on the side of racists.

    By Max Fisher
    Religion
    Ahmed Merabet’s eulogy is the most important thing you’ll read on Charlie HebdoAhmed Merabet’s eulogy is the most important thing you’ll read on Charlie Hebdo
    Religion

    The French-Muslim policeman’s brother puts his life and death into powerful context.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Boko Haram’s massacre in Nigeria: what happened and whyBoko Haram’s massacre in Nigeria: what happened and why
    World Politics

    To understand what happened to this town, you have to know the Nigerian military’s history there.

    By Max Fisher