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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of Saudi Arabia Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are working overtime in the royal palaces, the National Security Council chambers, and the Aramco strategy rooms right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign in its second month, Khamenei martyred, Iranian nuclear sites cratered, the IRGC reeling, … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For This Blogger
Grok says: Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are operating at peak efficiency in the mind of the person who has spent the past several days methodically requesting this entire series—from American attorneys all the way through Iran experts, FDD analysts, IRGC … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of The Columbia School Of Journalism
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are thriving in the dean’s suite, faculty lounges, and development-office strategy sessions at Columbia Journalism School right now. With the Iran war still dominating airwaves and campuses, donor scrutiny intensifying, enrollment pressures mounting, AI tools gobbling … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of Big Law Who Refused To Cut Deals With The Trump Administration
Big Law leaders who refused to cut deals believe their decisions to litigate rather than negotiate represent principled defense of the rule of law and the legal profession’s independence from governmental coercion rather than a combination of factors whose relative … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of Big Law Who Cut Deals With The Trump Administration
Big Law leaders who cut deals with the Trump administration believe their decisions to provide pro bono legal services, commit attorney hours, and pledge institutional cooperation in exchange for the administration withdrawing executive orders targeting their firms represent principled negotiation … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of The ABC News Iran War Coverage Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are operating at full broadcast strength in the ABC Newsroom, the Washington bureau, the Jerusalem and Beirut embeds, and the evening-news control room right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign in its second month, Khamenei martyred, nuclear … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of America’s Dissident Right Now
Dissident right leaders believe their movement represents a genuine intellectual insurgency against the failures of mainstream conservatism rather than primarily a coalition of people whose shared characteristic is that they have been excluded from or rejected by mainstream conservative institutions … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of The Financial Times Iran War Coverage Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are purring along nicely in the Financial Times newsroom, the London editorial offices, the Dubai/Beijing/Istanbul bureaus, and the markets desk right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign in its second month, Khamenei martyred, nuclear sites cratered, Iranian … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of The Fox News Iran War Coverage Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are lighting up the Fox News studios, the prime-time war rooms, the D.C. bureau, and the Jerusalem embed teams right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign in its second month, Khamenei martyred, nuclear sites turned to rubble, … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of The WSJ Iran War coverage Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are operating at full throttle in the Wall Street Journal newsroom, the Washington and Jerusalem bureaus, and the editorial-page offices right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign in its second month, Khamenei martyred, nuclear sites cratered, Iranian … Continue reading