Ira Chernus

Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and author of Apocalypse Management: Eisenhower and the Discourse of National Insecurity. Read more of his writing on Israel, Palestine, and American Jews on his blog.

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I’m the Proud Dad of a Drag Queen—and I Want a Better World for My Kid I’m the Proud Dad of a Drag Queen—and I Want a Better World for My Kid

Why are many thoughtful, well-educated people so ready to lump drag queens, nonbinary, and transgender people in a single rejectable category?

Jan 27, 2023 / Ira Chernus

Summer of Love

The Summer of Love Is Far More Relevant Today Than You Think The Summer of Love Is Far More Relevant Today Than You Think

Fifty years later, the hippies’ rebellion against the national security state is more important than ever.

Jun 19, 2017 / Ira Chernus

International Women's Day Strike in NYC

It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement

The largest progressive mobilization since the Vietnam era offers a unique opportunity.

Apr 17, 2017 / Ira Chernus

Michael Flynn

The Advisers Inside Trump’s White House Want to Make War Everywhere The Advisers Inside Trump’s White House Want to Make War Everywhere

If only they could agree on where to begin.

Feb 6, 2017 / Ira Chernus

Anti-War Protesters in Congress

What Can Today’s Peace Movement Learn From Vietnam? What Can Today’s Peace Movement Learn From Vietnam?

The best way to protect American lives is to refuse to take sides in someone else’s civil war.

Feb 2, 2016 / Ira Chernus

Why Do We Pretend ISIS Is Crazy?

Why Do We Pretend ISIS Is Crazy? Why Do We Pretend ISIS Is Crazy?

When our leaders call ISIS inhuman fanatics, they’re setting us up for a permanent war.

Dec 8, 2015 / Ira Chernus

Welcome to the Age of Apocalypse

Welcome to the Age of Apocalypse Welcome to the Age of Apocalypse

In an age in which gloom, doom and annihilation are everywhere, it’s vital to bring genuine hope back into political life.

Feb 25, 2014 / Ira Chernus

Political Dreaming in the Twenty-First Century

Political Dreaming in the Twenty-First Century Political Dreaming in the Twenty-First Century

Where has it gone?

Jul 25, 2013 / Ira Chernus

Obama Walks the Middle East’s Nuclear High Wire, Eyes Closed

Obama Walks the Middle East’s Nuclear High Wire, Eyes Closed Obama Walks the Middle East’s Nuclear High Wire, Eyes Closed

We continue to obsess about Iran's fantasy weapons, but pay remarkably little attention to the existing nuclear weapons in the region—Israel's.

Apr 1, 2013 / Ira Chernus

Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown?

Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown? Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown?

At long last, this may be the year Washington puts the brakes on Israeli settlement expansion into Palestinian lands. 

Dec 20, 2012 / Ira Chernus

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