Philosophy
by Ahmed E. Souaiaia, Ph.D., University of Iowa Introduction We often speak of scientific discovery as if it were a series of sudden breakthroughs, authored by solitary minds in moments of inspiration. The story of human understanding, however, is neither sudden nor solitary. It is a slow, cumulative conversation across millennia—a relay in which each Read more
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Introduction Recent commentary in policy and journalistic circles, typified by essays such as The New York Times piece titled “America Is Officially an Empire in Decline,” interprets the contemporary geopolitical moment through the lens of strategic errors, imperial overreach, and episodic miscalculation. Within this framing, hypothetical or proximate conflicts, including discursive references to the 2026 Read more
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By Ahmed E. Souaiaia, PhD* “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” These words, posted by US President Donald Trump on Truth Social, were more than a threat—which they were directed against Iran which he attacked without congressional authorization or Read more
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