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Some lessons from the 47 year long Islamist dictatorship of Iran
(1) Leftist–Islamist alliance
 • Mark Changizi
My conversation with a string theorist
Moment 569
 • Mark Changizi
Just as was the case in the Christian world, most authoritarianisms in the Muslim world were / are secular
Across all the talk about caliphates, Islamism, and supposed Islamic varieties of fascism, what’s striking is how few actual Islamist totalitarian…
 • Mark Changizi
Iran and the False Trilemma of Foreign Policy
Moment 582
 • Mark Changizi
1:40
Trump to restrict corporate home purchases — but why?
For a policy that sounds bold and populist — see Trump’s tweet above on housing — it’s not actually clear what economic benefit comes from banning…
 • Mark Changizi
The Arbitrariness Inversion in Science
Or, why the foundations of physics isn’t the home of the non-arbitrary universals you were hoping for
 • Mark Changizi
The Coping Narrative Iranians Tell — and the Truth About Muslims and Islamists
After nearly five decades under the Islamic Republic, a story has taken root among many Iranians — inside the country and across the diaspora: that…
 • Mark Changizi
Why Only Islam Gets an “-ism”
Notice the linguistic asymmetry.
 • Mark Changizi
Venezuela, Iran, and the Case for Decentralized International Action
We already understand why decentralization works in markets and in the public square.
 • Mark Changizi
Jews Aren’t a Race — And It Shouldn’t Matter Anyway
People often try to force Jews into modern Western racial categories, usually slotting them as “white.” The whole premise is ridiculous — not only…
 • Mark Changizi
Islamism led Iranians to not only reject Islam, but to imagine they were never Muslim
Many Iranians — after living for decades under Islamist fascism — have understandably rejected Islam altogether.
 • Mark Changizi
The math that binds Iranians in totalitarianism
Moment 577
 • Mark Changizi
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