Interesting and thoughtful interview with Lebanese American University journalism professor Ramez Maalouf, about whom I’ve been able to find next to nothing on-line. Not much surprising, but first-hand information always beats speculation. Approximately nine minutes.

Next Monday’s issue of Time Magazine is running a story entitled “Fast Times in Tehran” by Iranian-American journalist and author Azadeh Moaveni. I don’t speak Farsi, have never been to Iran, and know very little about Iranian culture or history. That said, Moaveni’s article seems like a pretty good human interest story. But here’s what [...]