Equality And Khamenei

Equality As A Consolation Prize

Ruxandra Teslo | 3rd March 2026

In a disenchanted world, equality is a consolation prize. “Without providence and fate, outcomes appear to flow almost entirely from human choice and human systems. In casting off the old metaphysical scaffolding, we have also stripped the so-called ‘losers’ of society of any sense of inherent dignity rooted in a larger cosmic story. In a secular world, equality is a last attempt to offer dignity to the weak” (2,900 words)

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The Bloody Legacy Of Ayatollah Khamenei

Reid Newton | Middle East Uncovered | 1st March 2026

Khamenei used the system he inherited to strip Iranians of all political agency. His regime met dissent and protests with unequivocal brutality. He expanded capital punishment to include charges such as “enmity against God” and “corruption on Earth”. “He will remembered by unmarked graves, economic devastation, prison cells, public executions and a generation that went unheard” (1,900 words)