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Easter’s promise of renewal meets a world of failing alliances and media illusions—but beneath the noise, strength, clarity, and spring’s quiet certainties endure. Read More
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“Ceasefire!” Some people worried that President Trump was taking to the air waves tonight in order to declare a ceasefire with Iran. That, clearly, was what Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran hoped for… Read More
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While commentators trade in familiar fears, events on the ground point to a far more decisive outcome than the online debate suggests. Read More
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Behind the unbridled hatred of Trump is the more abiding hatred of American and Israeli military prowess. Read More
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Who wants to join me for dinner in Tehran or Havana? I suspect that both will be open for business very soon. I suppose we could even go to Caracas.… Read More
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We write on the morning of March 9, 2026. If we are more precise than usual about the time and date of our authorial activity, it is because change is in… Read More
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Donald Trump is betting that decisive force—not endless stalemate—can topple regimes, realign alliances, and compress decades of history into weeks. Read More
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As I write, the Washington Post is carrying an obituary about the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – or maybe it is about Santa Claus? Read More
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Forty-seven years after the mullahs seized power, the countdown ended in fire, and Trump wagered that decisive force—not talk—would finally clear the path to Iran’s liberation. Read More
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Watching Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address tonight, I thought of two homely things. One was something that a friend used to say to her young daughter: “Don’t forget… Read More









