middle east

Lethal Attack on U.S. Military Base in Jordan

By Dan Nexon

On January 28, 2024

Image prompted by Dan Nexon at Nightcafe From the New York Times: Three U.S. service members were killed in Jordan on Sunday and 25 others were injured in what the Biden administration said was a drone strike from an Iran-backed militia, the first American military...

General

Mission Accomplished

By Erik Loomis

On May 8, 2015

Jeb is really starting his campaign on a high point. The Washington Post reported that Jeb cited his brother as an adviser on Israel, however, four sources confirmed to CNN.

General

Drought

By Erik Loomis

On October 22, 2013

There's no reason to think that the United States is more drought-immune than ancient societies that were destroyed by it: More than 3,200 years ago, life was abuzz in and.

Today in Duh

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 23, 2013

I suppose it's good to know for sure that the CIA orchestrated the 1953 coup in Iran, overthrowing a democratically elected government and replacing it with a corrupt but oil-providing Shah, although it's not like anyone doubted it in the first place. There's a reason...

Robert Farley

“Superpower?”

By Robert Farley

On May 31, 2010

I don't want to interrupt Jeffrey Goldberg's hand-wringing, but this really stood out: Israel may face, in the coming year, a threat to its existence the likes of which it.