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Seth Ferris

Investigative journalist and political scientist, expert on Middle Eastern affairs

Sinking Ships Deserting Rats Before They Are Eaten Away

We have all heard the phrase, "like rats deserting a sinking ship". It signifies that when a cause is failing, the least committed members of it leave very quickly to protect themselves, leaving others behind to face the consequences. We do not often hear that "the sinking ship is deserting the rat.” But that is what we are seeing right now. One ship is the US Republican Party...

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Race Crime Opens Up Third Front in “Never Ending Conflict”

The notorious serial killer Charles Manson was a fine salesman, very good at persuading people. According to the prosecutor at his trial, he persuaded his followers that there was going to be a race war between black and white people, which they would escape from by hiding in a hole in the ground...

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Nostalgia for Sovereigns: The King is Dead, but Maybe New Ones on “the Horizon”

Even before this latest crisis began, there had been a distinct trend of people in democracies losing faith in their political systems. When this wave of disillusionment happened back in the 1920s and 30s, as the problems of the era overwhelmed liberal democratic structures, fascism or communism were seen as being the answer...

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Brexit Timetable: The Cult Must Go On, For The Common Evil

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What's Here Today Won't Be Left To Be Gone Tomorrow!

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When the Going Gets Tough, the US Runs to its Criminal Friends

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The Israeli-Indian Arms Deal

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Post Brexit: BoJo the Clown Creates “A Land Fit for Morons”

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