The Iranian regime has been less authoritarian than some of their recent neighbours (Syria or Iraq under Baathists, Afghanistan under the Taliban, Turkmenistan today). They have more consciously soug… (View Post)

They don’t. The Syrian President was previously in al Qaeda, but was long opposed to ISIS. His actions today are not those of ISIS or even of al Qaeda. (View Post)

But ISIS aren’t going to end up in control of Iran. ISIS are Sunni fundamentalists. Iran is mostly Shia. (View Post)

MAGA is so often performative. It’s about generating social media headlines. A big increase in military spending sounds good. They don’t care that there’s no actual plan what to do with money. Reform… (View Post)

The age of consent in the UK is 16. (View Post)