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Is the Supreme Leader in Control of the Islamic Revolution?
Assessing the status of Mojtaba Khamenei in Iran’s regime
May 12
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Kyle Orton
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Seymour Hersh Didn’t Change
Film Review: ‘Cover-Up’ (2025)
May 8
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Kyle Orton
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The Tsardom and the Jews
Antisemitism was not an official policy of the Russian Imperial government
Apr 29
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Kyle Orton
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The Difference Between “Religion” and Islam
Some notes on the definition of ‘Deen’ and secularism in the Islamic world
Apr 26
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Kyle Orton
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Armenians and Academia
How scholarly consensus is made and what to make of it.
Apr 9
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Kyle Orton
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Britain’s Middle East Strategy is in Disarray
Some Notes on How to Course-Correct
Apr 2
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Kyle Orton
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Trump and Iran: What Are We Doing Here?
Who knows? But that does not mean it cannot be supported.
Mar 8
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Kyle Orton
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Iran’s Subversive Activities in Britain Have Gone on Long Enough
The Islamic Revolution infrastructure in the West should be uprooted
Mar 4
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Kyle Orton
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Iran’s Supreme Leader is Dead, But the Islamic Republic is Not. Yet.
It will not be easy to overthrow the clerical regime even after Ali Khamenei was killed
Mar 1
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Kyle Orton
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Is Trump Willing to Pull the Trigger on Iran?
If he is, and Tehran reacts by closing the Strait of Hormuz, whatever Trump does next will define his Presidency.
Feb 18
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Kyle Orton
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The Russian “Whites” Were Not Monarchists
The anti-Bolshevik forces fought to let Russians choose their government, not to restore the Tsar.
Feb 12
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Kyle Orton
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The Internal Politics of the Islamic Revolution Behind the Seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Iran
Khomeini’s problem was that U.S.-Iranian relations were improving
Jan 26
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Kyle Orton
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