As global tensions rise, the world needs diplomatic leadership, not political brinkmanship that risks widening conflict.
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Ukraine, Gaza And Iran: Three Fronts, One Conflict
From Ukraine to Gaza and Iran, today’s conflicts reveal competing political systems, alliances, and visions for the international order.
The Iran War… Reframed
Critics decry the war in Iran, yet its strategic gains, notably weakened nuclear threat and alliances, are reshaping global power.
An Inspiring Africa-Middle East Story: Somaliland
Despite limited recognition, Somaliland is forging bold alliances and using its strategic position in the Horn of Africa to defy isolation.
War Pigs: Black Sabbath Meets the Evangelical Iran War Supporters
One day this insanity that’s been repeating itself can come to an end. Will it start with you? Will it start with me?
The Sigh of the Religious: Marx, Suffering and the Politics of Belief
Religion persists not solely as a symptom of those who fail to confront reason, but because society itself inhabits social conditions that make transcendence intelligible.
Breakneck: China’s Engineer State Vs. America Lawyerly State
We are a lawyerly state meant to build individual rights instead of projects that build material wealth for impoverished Americans.
Why is the Media and Mob so Anti-Israel?
How the anti-Israel narrative has become so dominant in our era needs explaining, whatever our feelings on the Middle East. Even if you dislike Israel, what if your cause or people are twisted by liars?
Freedoms That Hang in the Balance
The bottom line is Trump has stolen levers of power that we’re being damaged by a presidency out of balance and the greatest need is for protecting the union from an autocracy.
When America Lost Faith in Experts
Experts and the government need to gain trust back from the people and this can be accomplished if promises made are actually promises kept.