Ethan Casey

Seattle bedazzled by “Josh”

Seattle bedazzled by “Josh”

Ethan Casey writes about his experience after watching an upcoming Pakistani film and the image it presents to Western audiences. Published 03 Apr, 2013 11:00am

Is America paying attention?

For purposes of this column, I mean by “America” not the state or the establishment, but the society. It's important... Published 16 Mar, 2012 10:39am
Why are we in Afghanistan?

Why are we in Afghanistan?

By “we” I mean we Americans, since I am an American and the question of the American presence in Afghanistan is the... Published 02 Mar, 2012 07:22am

Preserving humanity in an inhumane time

“Protest that endures, I think,” the American writer Wendell Berry once wrote, “is moved by a hope far more modest... Published 17 Feb, 2012 10:37am
Is Imran Khan the leader Pakistan needs?

Is Imran Khan the leader Pakistan needs?

“He has been hanging in there on the fringes of Pakistani politics for so long now that it’s easy to take him for granted.” Published 31 Jan, 2012 06:42pm
What are we entitled to hope for?

What are we entitled to hope for?

Last week I published an article addressing the retired cricket star Imran Khan’s recent surge in popularity as an... Published 30 Jan, 2012 04:44am
What are we doing to ourselves?

What are we doing to ourselves?

The latest thing we’re all being forced to try to make sense of and/or pick up the pieces from is the video of four... Published 17 Jan, 2012 08:49am
Thinking the unthinkable

Thinking the unthinkable

James Howard Kunstler is an American writer who enjoys a large following for his prediction of a looming future in... Published 06 Jan, 2012 04:06pm
It’s always right to try

It’s always right to try

Last week was an eventful one on multiple fronts, though really they’re all of a piece. The dust-up in the London... Published 12 Dec, 2011 08:09am
Waging war on ourselves

Waging war on ourselves

A couple of years ago, giving a talk at a church in Seattle, I was conveying as best I could the anger Pakistanis... Published 05 Dec, 2011 12:29pm

We are free to choose peace

I was planning to devote this column to Memogate and Ambassador Husain Haqqani’s resignation, then I woke up one... Published 02 Dec, 2011 01:34pm
Has America turned a corner?

Has America turned a corner?

On November 17, I posted a link on my Facebook page. The article, “This Is What Revolution Looks Like” by Chris... Published 28 Nov, 2011 06:47am
It’s not about Greg Mortenson

It’s not about Greg Mortenson

Ever since April, when the US newsmagazine show 60 Minutes and writer Jon Krakauer aggressively raised questions... Published 18 Nov, 2011 08:50am
California and the global connection

California and the global connection

“What do you think of Arnold?” a young Pakistani asked me as we passed the time at a cricket match in Lahore in ... Published 16 Nov, 2011 07:08am
A whirlwind tour of the real America

A whirlwind tour of the real America

I returned to Seattle on Saturday after a week on the road – or rather mostly in the air, flying back and forth ... Published 01 Nov, 2011 07:21am