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No, Mr. Netanyahu, Iran isn’t trying to Take over the world & it isn’t ISIL

by Juan Cole

5 reasons why we should believe Iran is not trying to take over the world, contrary to claims of Mr. Netanyahu.


Obama's Iran Deal Has the Makings of a Catastrophe

by Daniel Pipes

The problem lies in the execution.


Why Labor Moved Left

by Nelson Lichtenstein

As American unions have come under unrelenting assault, the left is “enjoying” a historic victory, but one most labor partisans would rather do without.


“Are there black Mormons?”

by W. Paul Reeve

Black Saints were among the first to arrive in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 and have been a part of the Mormon experience from its beginnings.


“The Most Dangerous Man in America”

by Tim Weiner

The Fall of Richard Nixon


The Srebrenica Precedent

by David N. Gibbs

The Srebrenica massacre was a tragic event. But for the last twenty years, it’s been used to justify more war and US intervention.


To Each Age Its Inequality

by Ian Morris

We can find deep insights on this issue by looking all the way back to the end of the last Ice Age, 15,000 years ago.


Two Cheers for the Middle Ages!

by Eric Christiansen

Prejudice against the medieval runs deep.


The Courthouse Ring

by Malcolm Gladwell

Atticus Finch and the limits of Southern Liberalism


How Did President Zachary Taylor Actually Die?

by Zachary Crockett

Was he murdered?