http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:16:03 -0700 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:28:49 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d20-India-another-special-relationship-to-compliment-Britain?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner One of the most important foreign policy developments in the last ten years has largely passed without comment: the increasingly close relationship between India and the United States. Now most people would probably say: “so what?”&n... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:28:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d20-India-another-special-relationship-to-compliment-Britain?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Iran-Ali-Khameni-with-his-finger-in-the-dike?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner A very interesting article appeared recently indicating that the Iranian armed forces may be starting to politicize themselves as some officers were arrested for planning to attend Rafsanjani Friday sermon in uniform (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/... Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:30:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Iran-Ali-Khameni-with-his-finger-in-the-dike?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d8-The-left-wing-mythic-narrative-just-as-fanciful?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner  I could not in fairness condemn the right wing myth without critically viewing the left wing one as well. As you might guess, there’s as much myth here as in the right wing one. The left wing myth has its’ roots in the soc... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:37:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d8-The-left-wing-mythic-narrative-just-as-fanciful?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Sarah-Palin-and-the-right-wing-mythic-narrative?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner  Central to the right wing narrative is the idea of the kind of people who “built America.” But let’s look at just who really did “build America.” The original colonists were largely refugees from religiou... Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:23:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Sarah-Palin-and-the-right-wing-mythic-narrative?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Iran-Another-prop-to-the-regime-cracks?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner Perhaps the most startling event in the last few days was when an influential group of clerics, Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers,  effectively declared the vote invalid (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8134904.stm ).&nbsp... Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:07:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Iran-Another-prop-to-the-regime-cracks?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Brainless-political-narrative-and-debate?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner  Perhaps the most regrettable aspect of political discourse in the US and the world these days is the substitution of polemic for thought and narrative for debate. All too often a predigested story has substituted for actual discussion of i... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:54:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Brainless-political-narrative-and-debate?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d2-North-Korea-a-communist-monarchy?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner  In 1792 the French Revolution began a trend against absolute monarchy that resulted in the decapitation, deportation, and removal of absolute monarchs all across the globe. That’s the received wisdom, but received wisdom is based on ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:30:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m7d2-North-Korea-a-communist-monarchy?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Honduras-and-the-populist-mirage?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner  The current unpleasantness in Honduras is a becoming a familiar pattern in Latin America; a populist president threatening the existing constitutional system. Through the flack and smoke of media and justifications there is a deeper story ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:38:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Honduras-and-the-populist-mirage?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Pakistan-Hope-for-Afghanistan?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner Source: Associated Press Iran has settled down for the moment which allows us to turn our attention to other things, in particular Pakistan. Pakistan’s importance is hard to minimize. It is the critical ally in the war against th... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:49:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Pakistan-Hope-for-Afghanistan?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d26-What-now-Iran?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner  It appears that the Iranian regime has successfully suppressed the popular movement sparked by the election. While Mousavi says he won’t give in, I have serious doubts about his resolve. Popular movements are a bit like a wave, ... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:59:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d26-What-now-Iran?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Tehran-a-coup-by-the-Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corps?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here The historical scenario playing out in Iran these days is looking more and more like 1795 France. If you remember, I cited the “whiff of grapeshot” that suppressed the royalists as a possible ... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:09:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Tehran-a-coup-by-the-Islamic-Revolutionary-Guard-Corps?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Tehran-The-key-is-the-security-forces?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here History tells us that revolutions succeed because their security organizations fail to support their government. Iran faces that same moment of truth. Right now it looks as though the mullahs will su... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:56:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Tehran-The-key-is-the-security-forces?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Waiting-for?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner October 5, 1795, Paris (Wikipedia)It seems that all revolutions have moments of reaction.  The Islamic Revolution in Iran is approaching theirs.  As much as we would like to see the power of the people prevail in Iran, it’s more likel... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:16:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14798-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Waiting-for?cid=exrss-Manhattan-Independent-Examiner