Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2025 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Conversation

Iran
40 Years after the Iranian Revolution, Can the Opposition Still Hope for Change?

40 Years after the Iranian Revolution, Can the Opposition Still Hope for Change?

The Conversation

All opposition groups overuse the abstract notion of “secular democracy” without clearly explaining what exactly they have in mind

Climate Crisis
School Climate Strikes: Children taking Radical Action and "Adults" have no Right to Object

School Climate Strikes: Children taking Radical Action and “Adults” have no Right to Object

The Conversation

Our inaction that has led the world they will inherit to this pretty pass

Mental Health
People are Happier and Saner if they Eat more Fruit and Vegetables

People are Happier and Saner if they Eat more Fruit and Vegetables

The Conversation

Measures of mental well-being improved where young adults were asked to eat two extra portions of fruit and vegetables a day

censorship
Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate

Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate

The Conversation

Turkish authorities couldn’t enter the embassy without permission from Saudi Arabia

Climate Change
European colonisation of the Americas killed 10% of world population and caused global cooling

European colonisation of the Americas killed 10% of world population and caused global cooling

The Conversation

Our new data-driven best estimate is a death toll of 56 million by the beginning of the 1600s

Holocaust
How Will Generations that didn't Experience the Holocaust Remember it?

How Will Generations that didn’t Experience the Holocaust Remember it?

The Conversation

Keeping the memory of the Holocaust has become increasingly important because it can bring awareness to contemporary atrocities

Democracy
Health, Poverty, Conflict in Charts: Is the World Better off Today than ever before in History?

Health, Poverty, Conflict in Charts: Is the World Better off Today than ever before in History?

The Conversation

By Julius Probst | – Swedish academic Hans Rosling has identified a worrying trend: not only do many people across advanced economies have no idea that the world is becoming a much better place, but they actually even think the opposite. This is no wonder, when the news focuses on reporting catastrophes, terrorist attacks, wars […]

Politics
The More Women in Government, the Healthier the Population

The More Women in Government, the Healthier the Population

The Conversation

Women in government tend to work in more collaborative and bipartisan ways than their male counterparts.

Donald Trump
If Trump declares an Emergency, Can Congress or Courts Strike it Down?

If Trump declares an Emergency, Can Congress or Courts Strike it Down?

The Conversation

Under Jackson’s test, presidents are on the strongest possible footing when acting with congressional approval.

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 198
  • Page 199
  • Page 200
  • Page 201
  • Page 202
  • …
  • Page 207
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Juan Cole Fundraiser
DONATED:$13,814
SUPPORTERS:160
TARGET:$30,000
REMAINING:$16,186

Support Independent Journalism

Click here to donate via PayPal.

Personal checks should be made out to Juan Cole and sent to me at:

Juan Cole
P. O. Box 4218,
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2548
USA
(Remember, make the checks out to “Juan Cole” or they can’t be cashed)

STAY INFORMED

Join our newsletter to have sharp analysis delivered to your inbox every day.
Warning! Social media will not reliably deliver Informed Comment to you. They are shadowbanning news sites, especially if "controversial."
To see new IC posts, please sign up for our email Newsletter.

Social Media

Bluesky | Instagram

Popular

  • No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn't Build the Giza Pyramids
  • Will Climate Change force Tehran to Evacuate?
  • Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel
  • The State of Palestine Must Exist: An Interview With Gershon Baskin
  • When Zohran Mamdani campaigned in Arabic, He was Speaking an old American Language

Gaza Yet Stands


Juan Cole's New Ebook at Amazon. Click Here to Buy
__________________________

Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires



Click here to Buy Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires.

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam


Click here to Buy The Rubaiyat.
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved