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Juan Cole

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Whitey on the Moon Again?

Whitey on the Moon Again?

Juan Cole

The likelihood is that the government will pay for the lunar space station with borrowed money, making it enormously expensive

Donald Trump
Trump Luminaries at Iranian Jihadi Cult Conference in Paris while Excluding Nice Iranians from Immigration

Trump Luminaries at Iranian Jihadi Cult Conference in Paris while Excluding Nice Iranians from Immigration

Juan Cole

Many Trump stalwarts have a peculiar, paid position as lobbyists for a group aiming to overthrow the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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No, Saudi Can't Save Trump from High Gas Prices

No, Saudi Can’t Save Trump from High Gas Prices

Juan Cole

It would take up to a year for Saudi Arabia to ramp up production to its maximum theoretical capacity

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Report: Trump hopes for Deal with Putin over Iran in Syria, US Exit

Report: Trump hopes for Deal with Putin over Iran in Syria, US Exit

Juan Cole

The plan is apparently for the US to allow the government of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to recover the southern reaches of the country

Donald Trump
Annapolis Massacre: A moment to Consider Trump's Opposition to Gun Safety Laws, Hatred of Journalists

Annapolis Massacre: A moment to Consider Trump’s Opposition to Gun Safety Laws, Hatred of Journalists

Juan Cole

Trump continues to foment an extremely dangerous atmosphere for the practice of journalism and of democracy

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Turkey, Iraq and China defy Trump on new Iran Sanctions, Act to Hold Tehran Harmless

Turkey, Iraq and China defy Trump on new Iran Sanctions, Act to Hold Tehran Harmless

Juan Cole

The Trump administration is unlikely to have the same success in getting other countries to boycott Iranian petroleum as did Obama

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Progressive Dems Are Celebrating Ocasio-Cortez v. Crowley Win; But where is the Legislation?

Progressive Dems Are Celebrating Ocasio-Cortez v. Crowley Win; But where is the Legislation?

Juan Cole

Winning isn’t enough. The Left must prepare to govern

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The Seventh Exclusion:  Great Moments in American Racist Immigration History

The Seventh Exclusion: Great Moments in American Racist Immigration History

Juan Cole

US history is replete with racism as public policy

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New Light on the Arabian Religious Background of Islam?

New Light on the Arabian Religious Background of Islam?

Juan Cole

Aside from the Qur’an itself, all the sources we have were written down after the Abbasid Revolution of 750 against the Umayyads

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