Huss Banai
Associate Professor of International Studies at Indiana University-Bloomington. Books on liberalism, democracy, human rights, Iran, and US-Iran relations. Working on a book on enmity in politics. Co-Editor, Int'l Studies Review.
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- Lee Hamilton was/is a monument to integrity in public service and d dictation to the common good. A true honor to have known him and been so warmly welcomed by him and the late Dick Lugar at the institution that aims to model their approach to the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
- 👇🏽 And most of them more diligent in covering their tracks and scrubbing evidence.
- Something I can’t quite a see about Epstein is: is there anyone else like him? Even bracketing for a moment the monstrous systematic sex crimes, are there lots of super rich dudes who are just constantly emailing and texting and socializing with a who’s who of the elite or was he unique ?
- I’m both dismayed and heartened by this seemingly earnest question.
- May I suggest a companion read: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- "It's like Lenin said, you look for the person who will benefit… and, uh, uh, you know… You know, you'll uh, uh—well, you know what I'm trying to say…" www.unpopularfront.news/p/magas-peop...
- Not even the Guardian bothers to point out the irony of Trump boasting about impending talks over a program that just 7 month ago he was claiming he had completely destroyed.
- How different the world would look today if Bill Clinton and top Democratic donors also weren’t in the illicit Epstein orbit? It’s hard to imagine Trump surviving a basic opposition research check in 2016, but Hillary likely had to stay away from all that given the close proximity to Bill and D 💵💵💵.
- Talked to Deutsche Welle about the US military buildup against Iran in the region www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZr7...