Iran brags about its missile export to Palestinians, Hezbollah

Seth J. Frantzman

December 25, 2022

Iranian pro-government media published an article on Sunday bragging about its “integrated missile network” and how it has armed the “resistance” in the Middle East. By “resistance,” the report was referring to a network of pro-Iranian groups and proxy groups it supports, particularly Hezbollah, the Palestinians and Yemen.

The article begins as a tribute to Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, an Iranian IRGC general who was killed in an explosion at a missile facility near Tehran on November 12, 2011.

What Really Saved the Democrats This Year?

Progressives and moderates both have a theory of the case.

Thomas B. Edsall

Dec. 21, 2022

In the Democratic Party, despite its better-than-expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections, internecine combat has been playing out in disputes over the party’s nominees and the policies they propose. At the nuts-and-bolts level of candidate selection, the debate has become intensely emotional and increasingly hostile.

There’s a Reason There Aren’t Enough Teachers in America

Many Reasons, Actually. We are going about education reform all wrong.

Thomas B.Edsall

Dec. 14, 2022

Teachers are not only burnt out and undercompensated, they are also demoralized. They are being asked to do things in the name of teaching that they believe are mis-educational and harmful to students and the profession.