Morning Jolt: 2018 Starts with Protests in Iran

Welcome to 2018! As Jocko Willink would say, "GET AFTER IT!"

New Year's Resolution or New Year's Revolution?

Go, protesters, go!

The most significant protests in eight years are rocking Iran, with state media reporting Tuesday that the death toll from clashes between demonstrators and security forces had reached at least 20.

Offering his first comments during the six days of unrest, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the "enemies of Iran" of meddling in the country's affairs.

Hundreds of people have been arrested and activists are taking the rare step of publicly criticizing the country's religious leaders. They are the largest protests since the country's disputed 2009 presidential election -- which ...

January 02 2018

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2018 Starts with Protests in Iran Jim Geraghty Welcome to 2018! As Jocko Willink would say, "GET AFTER IT!" New Year's Resolution or New Year's Revolution? Go, protesters, go! The most significant protests in eight years are rocking Iran, with state media reporting Tuesday that the death toll from clashes between demonstrators and security forces had reached at least 20. Offering his first comments during the six days of unrest, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday accused the "enemies of Iran" of meddling in the country's affairs. Hundreds of people have been arrested and activists are taking the rare step of publicly criticizing the country's religious leaders. They are the largest protests since the country's disputed 2009 presidential election -- which ... READ MORE We Were Wrong about Stop-and-Frisk Kyle Smith Like many conservatives, I had grave concerns about curtailing the New York City police department's controversial tactic of stopping and frisking potential suspects for weapons. I was inclined... At New Year's, a 'Chalk Warrior' Mothers a Culture in Need of Such Grace Kathryn Jean Lopez At New Year's, a 'Chalk Warrior' Mothers a Culture in Need of Such Grace ADVERTISEMENT Poland Refuses to Read from the Eurocrats' Script Michael Brendan Dougherty Ryszard Legutko, a Polish political philosopher and member of the European Parliament, voiced his frustration with Brussels in late December as it gathered itself to start proceedings against... As the Dossier Scandal Looms, the New York Times Struggles to Save Its Collusion Tale Andrew C. McCarthy ' Trump Adviser's Visit to Moscow Got the F.B.I.'s Attention." That was the page-one headline the New York Times ran on April 20, 2017, above its breathless report that "a catalyst for the... ADVERTISEMENT Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45 Peter Caddick-Adams "[Caddick-Adams] illuminates the Battle of the Bulge until he has run out of facets. He layers context and connections with an inclusive style. Both the reader who knows nothing or little of this battle and the maven steeped in Bulgeiana will come away...educated and sated. Snow and Steel is a treasure." - Michael Dolan, Senior Editor, World War II Magazine LEARN MORE New Year's Celebrations Best of 2017: Space Shots ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.