Nik Kowsar
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Winston Churchill nailed it when he told the British Parliament in 1943: “Democracy thrives only when free speech, free elections, and free... More
I’ll bet most fans of editorial cartoons don’t even know who Thomas Nast was. As a young cartoonist in 1990s Iran, I... More
I hate being right about things that only lead to disaster. It’s not flattering. It’s not vindicating. It’s just deeply, depressingly familiar.... More
When an Iranian regime insider recently claimed Israel had deployed “supernatural spirits” in its latest war with Iran — complete with Jewish... More
The recent 12-day war between Israel and the Islamic regime in Tehran began with a bang — literally — as some of... More
“It’s a little bit funny… the feeling inside.” I found myself humming Elton John’s "Your Song" as I watched the first videos... More
It was June 4th of 2024 when a sharp, excruciating pain under my right ribs introduced itself — because clearly, my body... More
Some say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Cute. But try telling that to the ghosts of 20th-century water policy, especially... More
When Ayatollah Khomeini took power in 1979, many believed the Islamic Republic was a short-term glitch in Iran’s history — a theocratic... More
This week, President Donald J. Trump — the man who once tried to buy Greenland as casually as an eBay impulse purchase... More
An explosion rocked the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran this week, conveniently timed with nuclear talks between the U.S. and... More
While President Trump, true to form, seems determined to shock the world with another decision that sends chills down the spines of... More
Death was bored. It was Tariff Week — his least favorite made-up economic holiday, right behind Quantitative Easing Eve and Federal Reserve... More
