Trump urges Iranians to rise up, promising “your only chance.” History warns otherwise: Hungary 1956, Iraq 1991.
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Decapitation will not solve the Iran problem; leaders are products of systems, not solitary obstacles.
The 1979 revolution was a bait-and-switch; after 47 years, the real revolution is coming.
Trump is the fourth U.S. president to promise freedom through regime change; history’s record is bleak.
To counter the propaganda surrounding Iran, read these ten essential books on U.S.-Iran relations and imperial hubris.
By branding targets “narco-terrorists,” the Trump administration justifies extrajudicial killings, dehumanizing victims and stripping them of legal protection.
Through a European lens, America’s political culture is shaped by its exceptional, violent, and anti-intellectual history.
History shows airpower alone rarely compels surrender; without a ground threat, bombing hardens resolve rather than breaks it.
Trump’s foreign policy revives a historical pattern: the U.S., like Rome, once a liberator, now imposes direct control.
Through a European lens, America’s political culture is shaped by its exceptional, violent, and anti-intellectual history.