Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Bye Bye Miami: New Estimates Double Expected Sea Level rise to 6′
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sea level rise over the next 80 years may have been underestimated by the conservative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
Why Congress needs to empower the IRS to give nonprofit newspapers a green light
By Magda Konieczna | – After nearly 150 years in business – as a business – The Salt Lake Tribune wants to become a nonprofit. […]
Mission Accomplished? Could US-Iran Conflict Tear Iraq Apart Again?
The US did to Iraq in reality what Daenarys Targaryen did to King’s Landing in the fictional Game of Thrones
The Coming American Assault on Iran, Part II
(Informed Comment) – One year ago, I wrote an article on the Trump administration’s plan for an attack on Iran. My evidence was based on […]
Why the Trump Admn.’s Confrontation with Iran will end Badly for . . . Trump
It’s hard to see how this conflict could end without the United States backing down or with a further dangerous escalation
We are here because you were there: Refugees at the US-Mexican Border
(Informed Comment) – Why would so many Guatemalans make the arduous journey to the US-Mexican border seeking refuge, knowing the hatred heaped on them by […]
Madonna, Iceland’s Hatari, Display Palestinian Flags at Eurovision in Israel
TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — Hatari, Iceland’s heavy metal Eurovision act, drew boos from the audience when the band held up banners featuring the Palestinian flag […]
Iranian Leaders cool Tensions with US, Insist that no War is on Horizon
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s clerical Leader, Ali Khamenei threw cold water on the idea of a miitary conflict between Iran and the US. […]
Yes, US Birth Rate is Dropping – But Why that is Not A Problem
By Caroline Sten Hartnett | – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on May 15 that the number of births in the U.S. […]
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