Like the content or not -- and I certainly do not -- 'hate speech' is not a category in U.S. law that, in and of itself, is distinct from free speech. A quick breakdown of categories of speech, protected and unprotected: sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/IF110…

The United States is not Europe,

Shai, have the humility to admit you were wrong on this one.

Matt Tympanick on the Karen Read trial in MA

Lauren Clark on the AZ Coyotes moving to SLC

David Daoud on Israel’s response to Iran last night

Peter Chin-Hong MD on the bird flu threat nationwide

Zero cognitive dissonance

.العربية عاجل's sources claim the strike on Babil was carried out 'by an air force' and targeted the HQ of the PMF's armored corps directorate

Iranian FM interview with NBC News nbcnews.com/nightly-news/v…

PMF issues statement confirming explosion at Kalsu Base, and that the explosion has caused both 'material benefits and injuries,' -- but does not specify the source of the attack. Instead, it says 'we will provide further details when preliminary investigations conclude.'

Because I'm lazy, I'm just going to copy-paste my response to Trita Parsi to the equally intellectually dishonest Tommy Vietor. twitter.com/DavidADaoud/st…

Appears to be a significant attack at a base belonging to the Popular Mobilzation Forces in Babylon. Note the secondary explosions.

Ok bruv.

.العربية عاجل: Iran FM H.Amirabdollahian امیرعبداللهیان: if Israel undertakes another adventure against our interests, our response will be immediate

Security source tells العربية عاجل that the explosion at the PMF base in Babil has led to one death and several wounded

Two security sources tell العربية عاجل that a massive explosion has struck a military base used by the Popular Mobilization Forces south of Baghdad

It takes deliberate dishonesty, and perhaps an equally deliberate very myopic view of history, to describe the Iranian regime as 'the more rational and restrained party to the conflict.' Let's unpack Trita's deliberate obfuscation of reality bit by bit, shall we?

We needn't even

.العربية عاجل: Planes presumed to be Israeli have targeted a Popular Mobilization Force base near Babil in Iraq.