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

Main Content

California AB 715, Criminalizing Criticism of Israel, Aims to Quash Free Speech
Academic Freedom

California AB 715, Criminalizing Criticism of Israel, Aims to Quash Free Speech

H. Scott Prosterman

Censoring academic content does nothing to promote “a safe learning environment,” as Newsom’s signing statement concludes.

Juan Cole Fundraiser
DONATED:$13,861
SUPPORTERS:163
TARGET:$30,000
REMAINING:$16,139
COP30 Report Reveals Climate Change is Spreading Infectious Diseases to new Regions

COP30 Report Reveals Climate Change is Spreading Infectious Diseases to new Regions

11/14/2025 By The Conversation

Escalating the Escalation: A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump

Escalating the Escalation: A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump

11/14/2025 By Greg Grandin

More Stories

Uncategorized
John Edwards Hair

John Edwards Hair

John Edwards – Hair A particularly well done campaign commercial attempting to blunt the critique of Edwards as all hair, no substance.

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Biden Thinks Gun Owner Should Have His

Biden Thinks Gun Owner Should Have His

Biden thinks gun owner should have his head examined A dramatic moment from the Democratic Debate on YouTube/CNN

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Cole In Salon Bushs Incompetence Gives

Cole In Salon Bushs Incompetence Gives

Cole in Salon: “Bush’s incompetence gives al-Qaida new life” My column is out in Salon.com on Tuesday, “Bush’s incompetence gives al-Qaida new life”: The White […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Debate Scorecard On Iraq Here Is Debate

Debate Scorecard On Iraq Here Is Debate

Debate Scorecard on Iraq Here is the debate transcript from last night. The candidates basically split into a) those who wanted gradual withdrawal with political […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Massive Bomb Kills 22 Wounds 60 At

Massive Bomb Kills 22 Wounds 60 At

Massive Bomb Kills 22, Wounds 60 at Hillah US Blockades Mahdi Army New Turkish Government may Decline Military Option A suicide car bombing of a […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Christian Extremists Disrupt Hindu

Christian Extremists Disrupt Hindu

Christian extremists disrupt Hindu Senate invocation

Juan Cole

Egypt
Napoleons Invasion Of Middle East At My

Napoleons Invasion Of Middle East At My

Napoleon’s Invasion of the Middle East At my book blog for my new publication on Bonaparte’s Egypt expedition, I have been putting up some texts […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Giuliani Critiqued By Firefighters

Giuliani Critiqued By Firefighters

NYC Firefighters Critique Giuliani on 9/11 Was traveling and just saw this. The firefighters are critical of the no-bid contracts for communications equipment let by […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Us Raids Umm Al Qura Mosque Sistani

Us Raids Umm Al Qura Mosque Sistani

Turkish Muslim Party Wins Landslide US Raids Umm al-Qura Mosque Sistani said in Peril In neighboring Turkey, the Islamically tinged AK Party won nearly 47% […]

Juan Cole

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 2560
  • Page 2561
  • Page 2562
  • Page 2563
  • Page 2564
  • …
  • Page 3047
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Latest

Israel/ Palestine

Israel’s Desperate Quest to Erase the History of the Gaza Genocide

Ramzy Baroud

Academic Freedom

Protesting Cancellation of Conference on “Palestine and Europe” at the Collège de France

Middle East Studies Association

Featured

Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda

Former al-Qaeda leader invited to White House, Peaceful Muslim Mayor gets Cold Shoulder

The Conversation

Popular

  • No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn't Build the Giza Pyramids
  • Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel
  • Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza
  • Fear & Loathing in the Halls of Academe: Trump's Columbia U.
  • Israel's Desperate Quest to Erase the History of the Gaza Genocide
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved