Dov Friedman

In other words, quite the one-two nuclear punch: Trumps’s decision in 2018 to withdraw from the JCPOA and impose maximum pressure sanctions triggered a dramatic growth in Iran’s nuclear expertise and know-how. Next, his decision in 2025-26 to twice attack Iran in the middle of negotiations prompted a significant increase in Iran’s incentive to develop a bomb - with the benefit of that irreversible additional knowledge …

Senator Warren is wrong to call Tornado Cash a "service." It was immutable software that could never have been effectively sanctioned without full bans on publishing the blockchain. That's why it wasn't sanctionable and the Fifth Circuit agreed. 1/

Team CHYYYYYNA 🇨🇳🇺🇸

Little Free Library in Petworth is just three issues of Foreign Policy. DC is not a real town

Apropos of nothing, has enough time passed that we can all admit the Bad Bunny halftime show was pretty underwhelming, and that the mass fawning over it was one of the sillier instances of fandom politics bandwagoning in recent memory

There's lessons here for people who want to turn Israel into a pariah but they don't want to hear it

I have a bold idea. Rather than litigate the veracity of mutual mass rape claims in a 2000 year old religious war btwn authoritarian regimes maybe we should offer humanitarian aid where needed & focus on our own interests. You might call it a pivot to Asia or even “americans 1st”

I'm a big fan of taxes IF they worked Like I'd be fine paying even 50% personal income tax but then I'd want: - high quality roads with walkable sidewalks - police, fire brigade, ambulance that shows up fast - police that enforces laws, arrests criminals and a justice system that actually punishes them and keeps society safe - police that's at your house fast to protect you when you get a burglar or criminal - healthcare system where I can get helped fast, no waiting lists with preventative care (free blood work every 6mo) - fast fully digital government system - fast gov in general, like fast building permit approvals etc But in most countries you get absolutely none of this now so why would people wanna pay tax then? It's like paying for a service but you get nothing back or the service doesn't work and you're forced to pay it and you can't do a chargeback either!

Is there any city in America so dramatically far below its potential as St. Louis?

A well-informed source on the progress of negotiations between Iran and the United States confirmed that the top-level directives issued to the Iranian negotiating team included five conditions that must be met before entering into talks on the nuclear file: 1.Ending the war on all fronts 2.Lifting all sanctions 3.Releasing frozen assets 4.Compensating for war damages and losses 5.Recognition of Iran’s sovereign right over the Strait of Hormuz