As with other totalitarian regimes, obsessive record-keeping may come back to haunt the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Bureaucracy of Death May Prove Assad’s Downfall
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Bad as the Islamic State Is, Assad Is Worse
The violence of the Assad regime in Syria resembles that of another regime which shall remain nameless.
Let’s Talk About Bernie Sanders and the Middle East
On foreign policy, the Vermont independent’s “political revolution” hasn’t done much to distinguish itself from Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
The U.S. Should Not Accompany Saudi Arabia Over the Cliff
The United States should rethink its ties to a country that engages in mass executions and disastrous military campaigns.
Today’s Syrian Refugees Are Yesterday’s Irish
Immigrants have built the United States — and that includes Syrians.
How U.S. Interventions Dismembered the Middle East
Despite everything, hawks are still pushing President Obama to send ground troops to Syria. He would be wise to reject their advice.
So Why Did Turkey Shoot Down That Russian Plane?
Powerful forces are maneuvering to torpedo any Syrian peace process that could leave room for Bashar al-Assad.
Syria: Mission Possible
There’s no grand, exciting solution to the war in Syria. It’s going to take an endless parade of meetings where people sit and talk. And talk. And talk.
Je Suis Charlie (Manson)
What the psychology of mass murderers — from Charles Manson on up to Bashar al-Assad and ISIS — can teach us about the method behind their madness.
The Schrodinger Solution for Syria
The only sensible solution to the Syrian crisis is a quantum one in which Bashar al-Assad is simultaneously there and not there.