Today’s presidential election in Iran essentially is a choice between hard-liners and ultrahard-liners. All of the prominent reformist candidates were disqualified.
The process entails replacing words and phrases that offend only the most ardent social justice warrior with banal and neutered language, in the name of protecting the oppressed.
Swiss voters nix a trio of expensive proposals, including a carbon tax, a ban on artificial pesticides, and a redirection of subsidies to farmers who no longer use pesticides.
A top IRS official tells a Christian group that “Bible teachings are typically affiliated” with the Republican Party as a rationale for denying tax-exempt status.
