The tea leaves of an Iranian resignation
“The resignation of Ali Larijani, secretary of the national security council and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator for the past two years, has stirred a flurry of speculation about the direction of Iranian policy, at home and abroad…”
Wherein I admire Steven Pinker’s new essay on swearing, try on a few asterisks, recollect my great-grandmother, and decide that the things which make us cuss out loud are the things that make us human …
Russia’s president pays a visit
“If Russia chose to exert more power it might have some influence in Iran. But, for now, Vladimir Putin seems barely interested in doing so…”
