Modern day Americans have never experienced a total collapse, only peripheral crises and crashes. Thanks to Hollywood, many in the public are under the delusion that a collapse is an overnight affair. They think that…

So, you do not believe the United States when they say Suleimani has always been an enemy?  Well yes, he was a surprisingly important operative in the region, carrying out important strategic objectives for the…

On Sunday, the Trump administration launched airstrikes against the Kataib Hezbollah militia’s forces in Iraq and Syria, killing 24 people and wounding 50. This was reported as a US retaliation against the Kataib Hezbollah, firing…

Underlying the one-year anniversary in mid-August of the signing of the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ is one of the greatest oil industry swindles in recent years. When representatives of the…

This week we witnessed a scathing rebuke of Trump’s morality in a leading Christian journal; only to find other leaders of the White Evangelical movement rise to Trump’s defense. How did a group that once…

The rise in nationalism expressed in the polls across the West may be somewhat baffling for many analysts. Most recently, in UK elections, it was noted that nationalism was a dominant feature with the Conservative…

Its far to someone. The Far East that is! And the Near East must be near to that same person, no? And then the Middle East must be in the middle of that person’s view…

About 30 minutes south of DC’s Virginia suburbs is George Washington’s Plantation or Estate on the Potomac River, called Mount Vernon. He indirectly inherited it through family but ended up developing the estate into a…

Deposed shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi left Iran in the face of a popular revolution and passed away nineteen months later from cancer. Did the shah's illness and the West's awareness of it play a role…

Seen today, Netanyahu’s decade-long reign has left Israel more isolated than ever before in its struggle against an Iranian regime that perceives the Jewish state as its main regional enemy. by Uri Bar-Joseph Benny Miller…

Inflammatory Iranophobic comments by America’s political elite are part of a much broader institutionalized Iranophobia within America’s government. Iran (and Iranians) as the ‘great evil’ in the Middle East is a socio-political construct meant to…

This guy (Ollie North) who worked at the NSC wore a military uniform to testify, to then pretend to “ break the law to fight communism“ on national Television, while in fact covering up a…

Like most Iranian-Americans, I have a news feed on Iran. Yes, I know, not everyone has a feed but most Iranians I know, get similar information through their facebook or Yahoo or google feeds (in…

The Iran Hostage crisis represents much more than the capture of US embassy staff in retaliation for Carter letting the Shah come to the U.S.; but a profound shift in US and global politics. It…

The modern world has given birth to two great philosophic traditions which shaped intellectual and cultural life: humanism and pragmatism. Humanism developed at the outset of modernity which began with the work of Francesco Petrarch…

On 9 September, Milad Aghajohari and much of his extended family piled into cars and drove six hours from Isfahan to Tehran’s international airport. The 22-year-old was on his way to California, set to start…

Manufacturing jobs in the United States have declined considerably over the past several decades, even as manufacturing output – the value of goods and products manufactured in the U.S. – has grown strongly. But while…

We are at a dawn of an intellectual revolution, like Mankind has never seen. And I am calling this the second (employment) wave. The first wave of my generation was the wholesale shift of labor…

It is common knowledge that Iran has a defense budget less than the cost of one U.S. aircraft carrier. It is also common knowledge that Iran has not invaded a country or started a war…

There is a morbid fear of Iran and Iranians in the West, driven largely by Israel’s Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu’s (now multi-decade) anti-Iran policy designed to promote Israel’s security. This is ‘good’ domestic politics in…

What does Brexit mean for the rest of the EU? Whether Britain’s departure is a boon or a burden for the country’s economy is a hugely contentious issue in the UK, but the effect on…

Trade war drives Manufacturing out of China – but Not back to U.S. Japanese motor supplier Nidec recently said that it will move some production out of China, joining Panasonic and other companies, including Chinese…

This past week I had the misfortune of responding to Javad Zarif’s tweet “66 years ago today, a coup instigated by the US and the UK overthrew the democratically-elected Government of Iran. This atrocity followed…

A NO-DEAL BREXIT will turn Britain into the “largest tax haven” in Europe, helping the country’s finance recover from the strains it will experience in the short term, two top economists said. New EU rules…

I was at a bar, talking politics when a lady declared “if it wasn’t for Trump, I would not have the lifestyle I have. I spend all my time volunteering for charities – all because…

British Ambassador Kim Darroch’s return to London from his failed mission in America is being hailed by many naïve commentators yet another proof that President Trump is a crazed egomaniac who cannot take criticism from…

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, an extraordinary move that could vastly complicate President Donald Trump’s stated desire to launch new negotiations with Iran. The sanctions are sure…

This is an article by Karim Sharara, which provides an interesting perspective regarding US sanctions against Iran. There is a very important analysis, which essentially suggests that there are diminishing returns to sanctions, and if…

It’s a deeply ironic fact, but the good folks that voted for Trump, keep voting against themselves. Trump has found this group’s emotional buttons, which has conveniently ensured that his voters are completely devoid of…

Obesity has been on the rise over the past decade across the US, despite the advent of Instagram, "athleisure" and boutique fitness classes. According to data from the CDCP, obesity has risen "significantly" in the…

Breaking Up Britain would be Sweet Justice for Putin There is no question that Britain was a prime mover in the rise of Gorbachev! It was Thatcher after-all who earmarked him in 1984. Mysteriously, a…

A woeful sign of the Trump administration’s bankrupt foreign policy is that, in the dispute with Iran over the Obama-era nuclear deal, the Iranians are in the right and the United States is in the…

This past week, we have been deluged with news of a tanker carrying Iranian oil, being ‘captured’ while navigating the straits of Gibraltar by British authorities. Strangely this ‘capture’ coincided with the release of internal…

(Stockman) In the present era of 24/7 “breaking news”, the journalistic information intermediated by the internet and the cable networks has largely been reduced to noise, devoid of signal. Or at least any historical context…

Trump’s bluster about “obliterating Iran” hides a fundamental truth: if he wants a deal with the Taliban (to pull 14000 troops out of Afghanistan) then he must be softer on Iran. It almost makes his…

It’s no secret, there have been multiple articles in papers this past week explaining to those that are interested that Trump’s policy towards Iran is about China (not Iran). The idea here is to send…

In case you did not know, Neel Kashkari is on the short list to be nominated as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve board. Who is Neel, what does this mean? Neel Kashkari is…

There is a celebration after every election in Delaware, it’s called “Burying the Hatchet” Nowhere else in the nation is there a post-election “healing” event and official burying of the political hatchet like Sussex County’s…