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The End of the Post-Cold War Delusion
The post-Cold War unipolar hubris, Russia, and the Postmodern American Right
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Alan Flanagan
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You promised spring at home and blossoms; You promised to fulfil promises.
A ceasefire in a perpetual conflict and the battle for Israel's soul.
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Alan Flanagan
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Maybe if we'd season th' immygrants a little or cook thim thurly, they'd go down betther.
Nativism with American Characteristics.
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Alan Flanagan
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Tying the Gordian Knot: the Historical Entangling of Israel and Palestine
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Asymmetry and the Dilemma of Self-Determination
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Meaning, Purpose, and Arriving at Your Own Door
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Anti-Semitism and the Anti-Imperialism of Fools
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Israel's Moral Purpose
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The Starbucks Effect
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Dear Democrat.
It's not "them". It's your party.
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Alan Flanagan
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Israel's Moral Purpose
And the Pathological Empathy of the West's pro-Palestinian Movement.
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Alan Flanagan
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Can "Feels and Vibes" Win an Election?
Say nothing, be nothing, do nothing, has been the Harris campaign strategy thus far. Is it enough?
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Alan Flanagan
Occupation in the Garden of Eden
The West's flawed unilateral thinking on Israel.
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Alan Flanagan
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Would You Rather Have Butter or Guns?
Trumpism and the menace of political violence.
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Alan Flanagan
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Requiem for a Failing State
The psychopathology of Tory reign to New(er) Labour.
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Alan Flanagan
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What Comes Next for Iran?
The coming presidential election will cement theocratic control and perpetuate the Islamic Republic's empire-by-proxy.
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Alan Flanagan
Freedom of Speech and the Skokie Legacy
Defending the principle vs. the practice of free speech.
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Alan Flanagan
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From the Safe Space to the Sea
Anti-Semitism with Progressive Characteristics
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Alan Flanagan
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