The Contrarian Progressive

I know what I know. Somehow, what I see is different from what other people see.

29 October 2013

Iran Is the Rising Star of the Middle East

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I don't know if you have been paying attention but Iran has recently become the rising star of the Middle East. It was partly due to its...
03 October 2013

NSA: Keith Alexander as James T. Kirk

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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. I came across these pictures of the NSA Situation Room. When I saw them, the NSA's amb...
02 October 2013

Air France vs Turkish Airlines: A Primer in Experience Economy

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One of my pet peeves is the interminable refrain about the detrimental effects of labor cost for companies. Since the Reagan years (and the ...
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22 September 2013

Syria: What's Next?

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An unusually heavy work and travel schedule prevented me from standing on my soap box. But in the case of Syria, my silence was partly cau...
31 August 2013

Was the Egyptian Coup a Secular Reaction to an Islamist Administration?

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If you have been following the events in Egypt from a distance, you probably have the impression that the army intervened to prevent the Isl...
31 July 2013

About the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

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If you belong to the tiny but exceptionally brilliant group of people who have been following this humble soapbox from the beginning, you mi...
30 July 2013

Egyptian Coup: Why?

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You must be aware of the rising death toll and the looming confrontation between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian army. Needless to...
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