Dean Obeidallah

MSNBC Columnist

Dean Obeidallah, a lawyer, hosts “The Dean Obeidallah Show” on SiriusXM radio’s Progress channel. He has written for The Daily Beast, CNN.com and other publications and is a co-creator of the annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.


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1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Why Harris and Beyoncé was a bigger deal than Trump and Joe Rogan

On every level, from energy to policy to message discipline, the contrast between the Trump interview and the Harris rally was stark.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump-supporting billionaires are enabling his white supremacist rantings

Some of Trump’s wealthiest backers say they like his economic policies, so they keep quiet about his racism and xenophobia.

1year ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s remarkable endorsement from this Muslim leader ought to alarm Harris

Amer Ghalib, a Muslim immigrant from Yemen and the mayor of Hamtramck, Mich., called Trump “a man of principles” and said Harris hasn’t addressed his community’s concerns.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump’s golf club honoring the villains of Jan. 6 is on brand — but no less disgusting

A presidential candidate letting his property be used to host an event that will celebrate a mob attack on police officers is blood-boiling.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

What Kamala Harris needs to say about Gaza at the Democratic convention

Harris can’t be content with sounding different than Biden on Gaza. She must act different.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Someone needs to teach Tom Cotton and the GOP what the word ‘coup’ really means

Biden dropped out for the same reason politicians have ended their campaigns since time immemorial: He realized he couldn’t win.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

With its 2024 platform, the GOP is no longer pretending to have principles

A platform proclaims what a political party wants known about its priorities  What the GOP’s 2024 platform proclaims is that its positions are whatever benefits Trump.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Trump went to Washington Thursday. He met with a bunch of cowards.

Many of these same Republicans slammed Trump immediately after Jan. 6.

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Rep. Chip Roy rant about ‘sharia law’ is wrong and deeply hypocritical

The Texas Republican thought it a good time to go back to the “worst of” the GOP and claim that it’s we Muslims who want our religious beliefs to have the force of law. 

2years ago
MS NOW Opinion

Democrats can’t let Donald Trump’s lies about his Manhattan trial go unchallenged

Trump’s obvious goal in lying about Biden’s involvement is to convince voters to ignore any guilty verdicts any jury might return.