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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of The New York Times Iran War coverage Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are working overtime in the New York Times newsroom, the Baghdad/Beirut/Istanbul bureaus, and the Iran desk right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign grinding into its second month, Khamenei martyred, nuclear sites cratered, Iranian cities under sporadic … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Houthis Leaders Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are keeping the mountain redoubts in Saada, the Red Sea missile batteries, and the Sana’a political council humming right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign pounding Iran for a second month, Khamenei martyred, IRGC supply ships sunk … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Hezbollah Leaders Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are keeping the command bunkers in southern Lebanon, the Beirut political offices, and the new post-Nasrallah leadership council humming right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign in its second month, Iranian supply lines shredded, Khamenei martyred, and … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Hamas leaders Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are keeping the tunnels, Qatar offices, and surviving military councils humming right now. With the U.S.-Israeli campaign hammering Iran for a second month, Khamenei martyred, IRGC supply lines shredded, and the broader Axis of Resistance taking … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Israel’s War Leaders Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are operating at peak efficiency in the IDF General Staff, the War Cabinet, and the Prime Minister’s inner circle right now. With the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign in its second month, Iranian nuclear sites in ruins, Khamenei … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For IRGC Leaders Now
Stephen Turner’s convenient beliefs are battle-tested and thriving inside the IRGC command bunkers right now. With Khamenei martyred, nuclear sites turned to rubble, oil terminals smoking, and the U.S.-Israeli air campaign grinding into its second month, these beliefs let the … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For American Leaders In Christian Nationalism
Christian nationalists believe that the United States was founded as a Christian nation whose constitutional order was designed to be grounded in Christian principles rather than that the founders were a diverse group whose religious commitments ranged from orthodox Christianity … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For American Leaders In Gay Rights
Gay rights leaders believe that the legal and social progress achieved since Lawrence v. Texas in 2003 and culminating in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 represents a stable constitutional settlement whose durability can be assumed rather than a political achievement … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For American Leaders In Religious Freedom
Religious freedom leaders believe their legal and advocacy work defends the foundational American principle that government cannot compel citizens to violate their sincere religious beliefs rather than primarily serving as the most recent iteration of a recurring pattern in which … Continue reading
Ten Convenient Beliefs For American Leaders In Climate Change Research
Climate change research leaders believe the scientific consensus on anthropogenic warming, which is robust and well-established, extends with equivalent certainty to the specific attribution claims, impact projections, tipping point timelines, and policy prescriptions that climate scientists have attached to the … Continue reading