badlands

Protests Won’t Bring Down The Iranian Regime

The downfall of the Islamic Republic will be nasty, brutish, and likely long.

Jan 8 • Borzou Daragahi

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War Is America’s Other Addiction Crisis

Venezuela shows US never learned lessons of Vietnam and Iraq

Jan 4 • Borzou Daragahi

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December 2025

2025: Slop Is The Way We Are Feeling

I called “slop” the word of the year before Merriam-Webster. Here’s why.

Dec 30, 2025 • Borzou Daragahi

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Epstein Was A Spy. Prove Me Wrong

Ample evidence suggests he was an intel asset. Why won’t media report it?

Dec 24, 2025 • Borzou Daragahi

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In Turkey, It’s Not Safe To Dance

Girl band Manifest caught up in the country's culture wars

Dec 18, 2025 • Borzou Daragahi

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When Oligarchs Turn Media Into Mouthpieces

Bari Weiss’ town hall was yet another nadir in the decline of American journalism

Dec 16, 2025 • Borzou Daragahi

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Stop Calling Syria’s Leader a 'Head-Chopper'

He’s far more ambitious, and potentially dangerous

Dec 14, 2025 • Borzou Daragahi

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Tech Billionaires Want to Destroy Democracy

And Elon Musk may have just shown us how to fight back

Dec 9, 2025 • Borzou Daragahi

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November 2025

Stepping back into the fray

Every ending is a beginning

Nov 13, 2025 • Borzou Daragahi

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January 2022

Will the world survive 2022?

There's no reason for needless pessimism, but there's little to be optimistic about for the coming year

Jan 2, 2022 • Borzou Daragahi

August 2021

Afghanistan: A broken land

The country takes an even more tragic turn

Aug 30, 2021 • Borzou Daragahi

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June 2021

Syria's wars are not yet over

The agony continues

Jun 28, 2021 • Borzou Daragahi

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