Author Archives: Mike Ghouse

About Mike Ghouse

Dr. Mike Ghouse is a public speaker and the Executive Director of the Center for Pluralism in Washington, DC. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. More about him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeghouse/

Federal debt, passing the buck to next generation.

Dallas Morning News poses a question every week about the issues facing the nation and as a part of the Texas Faith Panel; I have been writing my columns addressing… Read more »

Aljazeera Exec Khanfar's inspiring speech

Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world (TED) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbn0taB5Yjk

Salman Rushdie & Mike Ghouse on Uprising

Salman Rushdie makes a lot of senese in his talk, I urge Muslims to look at this independently and not be biased http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCeQVFNrtTs I had a similar take on the… Read more »

Messing with American Democracy

One of the dangers of democracy writes Professor Lev Grinberg is that, “it provides a formal opportunity for the majority to force their will on the minority. “ Indeed the… Read more »

TEXAS FAITH: Will Facebook kill the church?

In a new book, How Facebook Killed the Church, author Richard Beck argues that our new connectivity online is not necessarily a good thing for organized religion – at least… Read more »

Model of Democracy, the Indian Idol

http://nabsites.net/demo/model-of-democracy-indian-ido/ Democracy means different things to different people. I will present a few different aspects of democracy in the coming weeks as the events unfold in the Arab World. Democracy… Read more »

Fareed Zakaria, Nick Kristof & Mike Ghouse on Uprisings

Fareed Zakaria, Nick Kristof & Mike Ghouse on Uprisings Those who watch and read multiple sources of news and information are fairly similar and accurate in their assessment of… Read more »

Launch of Ghouse Tweets in 100 Words

LAUNCH OF 100 WORD TWEETS ON ISSUES OF THE DAY. There are about ten titles listed here that I wrote this week. The new edition of “100 WORD STATEMENTS”… Read more »

Aljazeera will straighten American Media

You may disagree with me but a majority of American Media personnel have un-neutralized themselves for a long time. During the Iraq’s shameless shock-n-awe war, the CNN, FOX and other… Read more »

Andrew's First Flight and Memories

Andrew boarded the plane in Little Rock, Arkansas to fly to Dallas; he walked into the plane and asked me if he could sit in the vacant seat next to… Read more »