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From Tobacco Fatwas to Constitutional Reform and a Cavalry Officer
The history you should know to understand Iran: Part 1
 • Alan Flanagan
The Mask Has Fully Slipped
The humanitarian facade and slogans of the activist Left mask any suffering and oppression that does not fit their ideological narratives.
 • Alan Flanagan
This is the Final Battle
May the Islamic Republic Fall
 • Alan Flanagan
Making a Mockery of Oppression
Theatrical activism only happens when a people become a cause.
 • Alan Flanagan
Can the Islamic Republic Fall?
As it stands, the counter-revolution cannot topple the regime alone.
 • Alan Flanagan
Free Iran...? No? Any Takers?
From the Gulf to the Caspian Sea, Iran Will Be Free!
 • Alan Flanagan
Cultural Nihilism, American Puritanism, and the Pursuit of Truthiness
A socio-cultural journey through the relativisation of academia.
 • Alan Flanagan
Shanah Tovah with a Slice of Jihad
And You Thought “Globalise the Intifada” Was Just a Metaphor
 • Alan Flanagan
Liberal Epistemic Relativism and the Rejection of Science
A Cautionary Tale in Reaping What You Sow
 • Alan Flanagan
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Essays weaving together history, politics, society and culture, as a critique of our turbulent times.
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