World Politics
What Delayed Motherhood Really Means
To celebrate delayed motherhood as empowerment without acknowledging its costs is to perpetuate a lie.
If Not America, Then What?
America may be a flawed hegemon but it’s easily better than all the alternatives.
Face of the Day
A secretive figure, the younger Khamenei has not been seen publicly for days. He now stands at the heart of Iran’s theocracy and will have final say over all matters of state.
Detangling the Air Battle Over Iran
With hundreds of missions, how is all kept straight?
They Track Every Dollar You Move
Yet, they ignored $378 million of Epstein’s. The entire Know Your Customer regime, the Currency Transaction Reports, the Suspicious Activity Reports, FATCA, the anti-structuring laws – all of it functions perfectly. Against you.
Yes, the Attacks on Iran Are Legal
The US and its allies have every right to bomb the mullahs out of existence.
The TDS Is Strong in This One
The idea of no free will is the ultimate get out of jail free card for psychopaths and sociopaths. Hell, you can even use it to bitch about Trump without any evidence and end it with ‘… but it’s not his fault’.
How Dare Iranians Celebrate Their Liberation
They’re supposed to be chanting ‘death to America!’
Credentialled Quislings Collobarate with the Worst
There’s not an enemy of our country they won’t help out.
Then Comes the Day After
If the terrorist government capitulates, what are the possible outcomes?
The Good but Misplaced Intentions of Modern Slavery Laws
Proponents of such laws mean well. But, in my view, many policy makers in rich nations have little understanding of working conditions in poor countries or how humans respond to incentives. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
How Does This Iran Thing End?
The Trump administration has learned from the failures of the past 30 years.