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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:  Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain
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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain

Richard Penaskovic

Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2025), $30.00. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, […]

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:17

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

10/04/2025 By Juan Cole

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

10/04/2025 By The Conversation

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10 Things Weiner did Worse than Storing H. Clinton Emails on his computer

10 Things Weiner did Worse than Storing H. Clinton Emails on his computer

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – WaPo is reporting that it was the FBI investigation of Anthony Weiner that caused new emails […]

Juan Cole

Colonialism
60 Years later, Suez Crisis looks a lot like Iraq War

60 Years later, Suez Crisis looks a lot like Iraq War

By Nigel Ashton | (The Conversation) | – – Does history repeat itself? Never perfectly or precisely, but some of the parallels between Anthony Eden’s […]

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Israel/ Palestine
UNESCO dared say Jerusalem is Sacred to *3* Faiths & So Netanyahu Smeared It

UNESCO dared say Jerusalem is Sacred to *3* Faiths & So Netanyahu Smeared It

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Did Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi actually read the UNESCO Resolution full text of the […]

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Iraq:  Barzani pledges Kurdish forces won't Enter Mosul

Iraq: Barzani pledges Kurdish forces won’t Enter Mosul

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Masoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (a super-province of Iraq) said Thursday that […]

Juan Cole

Christians
Does Trump's lag prove the end of White Christian America?

Does Trump’s lag prove the end of White Christian America?

Robert P. Jones | The Atlantic | (Video News Report) | – – ‘The United States is no longer a majority white, Christian country, and […]

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Iraq
Int'l Conflict over Aleppo & Mosul is Making local Civil Wars Worse

Int’l Conflict over Aleppo & Mosul is Making local Civil Wars Worse

By Christopher Hill | (Project Syndicate) | – – DENVER – The Middle East’s tragic tale of two cities – Aleppo in Syria and Mosul […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Is the Islamic State finished? Five possible scenarios

Is the Islamic State finished? Five possible scenarios

By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – Most military analysts believe it’s only a matter of time before Mosul falls. Mosul is […]

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Starstruck & Party-Fanatic:  The Moral Paradox of Trump Support

Starstruck & Party-Fanatic: The Moral Paradox of Trump Support

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald J. Trump’s poll numbers in California have cratered down to 28%. If he actually does […]

Juan Cole

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Megyn Kelly-Newt Gingrich Blow-up on Fox: Are White Women deserting Trump?

Megyn Kelly-Newt Gingrich Blow-up on Fox: Are White Women deserting Trump?

Farron Cousins | (Ring of Fire Video Report) | – – “Newt Gingrich tried to tell Megyn Kelly of Fox News that she was obsessed […]

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