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Two takeaways from Tuesday

Plus an underwater milestone

18 hrs ago • David Thornton

America gaslights to China's delight

Gaslighting has reached a new peak on Iran, on Trump, on everything

Mar 4 • Steve Berman

Iran proves an unpopular cultural truth

Deep cultural roots do matter, and they matter a lot. Iran is not Islamic and never was.

Mar 3 • Steve Berman

Keep a positive attitude

Mar 2 • The Racket News

A sticky situation

Don't get your hopes up for regime change.

Mar 2 • David Thornton

The Unpulled Lever: Why the Iran plan can work

Intelligence, intelligence, intelligence

Mar 1 • Steve Berman

February 2026

First thought on Iran war: Thank Pakistan

The Taliban is now busy defending itself, while Iran loses a key ally

Feb 28 • Steve Berman

The unhinged dividend

There's something about dealing with someone you know might be crazy.

Feb 27 • Steve Berman

Iran so far away

Are Trump's claims of wars ended a net positive considering the wars he's starting?

Feb 26 • David Thornton

Democrats hate everything

The King of Blather returns

Feb 25 • Steve Berman

State of Contempt

The watchword is "contempt"

Feb 24 • Steve Berman

Funnies 2/22/26

Here's the week of funnies

Feb 23 • The Racket News

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