June 16th, 2009
It amazes me how much attention has been given to whether the Iran vote count was legitimate or whether Ahmedinejad would have won a fair vote. The real story here is government’s cooption of the process that it carefully controlled from the very beginning and the disruption, intimidation, and brutality that characterized its response to dissenters within the system.
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June 14th, 2009
The story sounds oddly familiar. An incumbent, unpopular, hard-line, right wing leader spawned a youth movement dedicated to changing the image of the country in the eyes of the world, challenging social and religious conservative mores, and improving the economy. The outcome in Iran, however, isdevastatingly different.
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November 19th, 2008
Between the economic crisis, the war in Iraq, a misguided foreign policy and divisive domestic policy that squandered international goodwill and Americans’ desire to unite in the aftermath of September 11th, warrantless wiretaps, torture, policies that inhibit scientific progress, and unprecedented undue corporate influence in regulatory agencies, there are many reasons that the Bush administration is one of the worst ever. However, future historians will probably judge Bush by the aftereffects of his policies that endure long after the incoming Obama administration begins to change the nation’s course. It is therefore worth asking the question, “what will be the enduring legacy of this administration?”
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