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Democracy. Whiskey. And Sexy!

CrowdSource 6.30.2025

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War is the Father of All

Or is it? Santiago and Damir debate.

Jun 28 •

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War Will Not Save "the West."

Thoughts for wartime.

Jun 25 •

Nation (Re)Building

CrowdSource 6.23.2025

Jun 23 •

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Sohrab Ahmari on the Israel-Iran War and its Aftermath

Regime change, state collapse, ethnic strife and other possibilities.

Jun 19 •

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On what probably is an irrelevant question.

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CrowdSource 6.16.2025

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Shadi and Santiago talk with a leading Iranian historian and former revolutionary.

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Livestream: War in Iran

Damir and Santiago take questions from the Crowd about the latest Middle East crisis.

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Tara Isabella Burton on the meaning of transgression and provocation in art.

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The God that Glitched

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