Ann Arbor (Informed Comment): Official Washington was horrified at the resignation on Thursday of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who wrote Trump a letter (below) that said “Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right […]
A New Middle East: Winners and Losers from Trump’s Abrupt Syria Withdrawal
Israel is gradually losing options for asserting itself over its neighbors militarily
Islamophobia & the Misuse of History: Isaiah 29 and Attacks on my “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”
The book is academic history, and I genuinely had an open mind when I approached the writing of it
What did Flynn Know about Russian ties to Trump and When did he Know it?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Disgraced former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, had his sentencing postponed until March on Tuesday after Judge Emmett Sullivan raked him over the coals for lying to the FBI in the White House and for intimating that he was not really guilty and had been entrapped by […]
History and Essentializing Muslims as Violent: More on “Kirby’s” attack on my “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace”
Was there a battle of Mu’ta?
Why Airbnb is not backing Down on Boycotting Israeli Squatter Housing in Palestinian West Bank
The far right wing politicians in power in Israel have already in their own minds annexed the Palestinian West Bank
Global Islam and Australia: Why Recognition of ‘West Jerusalem’ Capital is bad news for Israel
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The decision of the Australian government of PM Scott Morrison to recognize “West Jerusalem” as the capital of Israel but to hold off moving its embassy there until there is a peace settlement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict might look on the face of it like a victory for Israel. It […]
Despite US, Russian & Saudi Opposition, Climate Summit Reaffirms Paris Goals
If the world does nothing to cut down on carbon dioxide, it will heat up by 3 degrees C. this century, or an average of 5 degrees F
California shows the Way with Solar Home Mandate, as Gov’ts at Climate Summit Falter
19% of California’s electricity is now generated by its 23 gigawatts of solar installations
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