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Nader Rahimi
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Nader Rahimi is a scientist, poet, translator, professor, and political activist. He is the author of Songs of Being and translator of The Scarlet Stone and Other Poems by the celebrated Persian poet Siavash Kasrai. His third collection of poetry, Water Lily Kingdom, is the winner of Moonstone Press’s 2025 Chapbook Contest. His other writings and translations appear in numerous anthologies from Moonstone Press anthologies and in Parsagon: The Persian Literature Review.
Recent Articles by Author
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Plutozionism: The Convergence of Plutocracy and Pro-Israel Influence in American Politics
American democracy is often framed as a system designed to represent the will of the people. Built on the framework of the United States Constitution, it promises political equality, accountability, and broad participation. Central to this system is the right of citizens to influence government…
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The Illusion of American Democracy: What America Sees Abroad—and Refuses to See at Home
The latest 2026 report from global democracy watchdogs marks a moment that would have been difficult to imagine only a generation ago. According to the V-Dem Institute, the United States now ranks 51st out of 179 countries in measures of liberal democracy—a sharp fall from its previous position…
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Trump and Netanyahu’s Hubris: From Miscalculation to Quagmire
The United States and Israel entered the war with Iran on a critical strategic assumption—one closely associated with the confrontational and leader-centric worldview of Donald Trump: that the regime was sufficiently fragile that removing its leadership would trigger its collapse. This logic—…
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Power, Influence, and the Unanswered Questions Around Donald Trump’s War with Iran
In The Manchurian Candidate trilogy novel, Richard Condon imagines a decorated American soldier who thinks he’s acting of his own free will but is, in fact, executing a program planted in his mind by others. It’s a story about the illusion of autonomy—about how easily agency can be hijacked while…