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Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences
Donald Trump

Israel and American Hawks are pushing US to Iran War with Catastrophic Consequences

Hugh J. Curran

the U.S. is approaching the precipice without articulating a vision as to what will follow, plunging toward a large-scale war against Iran

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

“The Dawn of Nothing:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:38

02/22/2026 By Juan Cole

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

Saudi foreign policy makers have read Sun Tzu well. Have Iran’s?

02/22/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Egypt
Egypt's Controversial Fundamentalist Constitution Meets Low Turnout

Egypt’s Controversial Fundamentalist Constitution Meets Low Turnout

Egyptians went to the polls again Saturday in the second round of the constitutional referendum. The provinces or governorates that voted in this round were […]

Juan Cole

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Abraham Lincoln on the Purpose of Government (Or He Wouldn’t be in GOP Today)

Abraham Lincoln on the Purpose of Government (Or He Wouldn’t be in GOP Today)

From Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters …, Volume 1, p. 92: “If we except the light and the air of heaven, no […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Ways NRA Stole Christmas this Year

Top Ten Ways NRA Stole Christmas this Year

The tone deaf and horrifyingly self-serving speech given by Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association on Friday cast a pall over our holiday season. […]

Juan Cole

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The Real War on Christmas:  GOP  Rejection of Tax Rise on Rich could End Tax-Break for Charitable Giving

The Real War on Christmas: GOP Rejection of Tax Rise on Rich could End Tax-Break for Charitable Giving

Many worthy institutions in the United States, from universities and cancer research centers to soup kitchens, art galleries and public radio, are supported by donations […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Fundamentalist Constitution Provokes Street Clashes in Alexandria, 77 Wounded

Fundamentalist Constitution Provokes Street Clashes in Alexandria, 77 Wounded

As Egyptians in 17 governorates head to the polls on Saturday in the second round of the controversial referendum on the new constitution, tension still […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Dear GOP:  Please don’t Cut Children’s Food Stamps: Our Rich aren’t Overtaxed

Dear GOP: Please don’t Cut Children’s Food Stamps: Our Rich aren’t Overtaxed

The irrational GOP insistence on bankrupting our government by insisting on exempting the rich from taxes has reached the point where they just kicked 300,000 […]

Juan Cole

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Top Five Things we should be doing to avoid the end of the Earth instead of defaming the Mayans

Top Five Things we should be doing to avoid the end of the Earth instead of defaming the Mayans

The silly hysteria over the world ending December 21, based on a misinterpretation of a Mayan text, should have passed by now, or maybe someone […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Sheldon Adelson’s $155 Million Candidate Buying Spree (Meyer)

Sheldon Adelson’s $155 Million Candidate Buying Spree (Meyer)

Theodoric Meyer writes at ProPublica: Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate and emblem of the Citizens United-era of campaign finance, spent gobs of money on […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Coming Conflict between the US and Israel (Chernus)

The Coming Conflict between the US and Israel (Chernus)

Ira Chernus writes at Tomdispatch.com Are the U.S. and Israel Heading for a Showdown? No One Thinks So, But It Just Might Happen Here’s the […]

Juan Cole

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