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Trump’s Syria blow
In the midst of Syrian war drums’ cheer and confusion, Donald Trump shreds his perceived political independence for short-term political gains.
Muslim Brotherhood: Islamist Reformers or Revolutionary Fundamentalists?
Can the Muslim Brotherhood be a stabilizing alternative to radical Jihadist groups, or does their political project represent a more sophisticated strategy toward repressive Islamic technocracy?
Thoughts on the American Culture War
The age of Trumpism highlights a novel development in the battle between an increasingly progressive left and an increasingly populist right.
Fascist Proletarians: An Ideological Paradox?
Why did fascism appeal to different social classes in interwar Italy?
Burke’s Reflections: Institutions, Progress, and Practical Fools
Edmund Burke's adversaries criticized the Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) as a reactionary "pathless wilderness". But what are the Reflections' sentiments toward social progress?
It’s my party and I’ll lie if I want to
Review – Downfall: The Tommy Sheridan Story, by Alan Mccombes (2012)
