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Debating Minimum Wage Laws In A Moot Parliament In Iran
After visiting Tehran, Christopher Hitchens called Iran the “as if society.” In his Vanity Fair piece, following the…
Iranian Gov. Recognizes The Spontaneous Currency
The Iranian President’s chief of staff announced that they are about to remove a zero from the currency.…
Joss Stone Deported From Iran – From Our Correspondent In Iran
Joss Stone was deported from Iran. She has been saying, “the Iranian authorities did not believe she would…
When The Law Becomes Criminal
If you live in Iran, you will deal with this sort of advertisement daily. An ever-increasing number of…
In Other News From Ankh Morpork
This is an official announcement for the price of ice (yes, ice) in an Iranian newspaper nearly fifty…
A Theocracy Doesn’t Mean People Understand The Holy Book
From Our Correspondent In Iran: Recently an official in Iran, in his inaugural address, had referred to Nas…
Unicorn Sighting in Iran – Just Where Did Rory Stewart Find That Opium?
Rory Stewart has apologized for smoking opium in Iran some 15 years ago. I do not usually dwell…
Black Markets Work – They’re Just Markets Without Bureaucrats, Right?
For the past forty years, the majority of policy-makers in Iran have been arguing for more government intervention…
The Cost Of Caging Fellow Human Beings
Recently, the warden general of Ilam, a central province in Iran, provided a routine report that went viral…
War Is Good Business Only If There Is No Other Business Around
Tensions rise as President Trump designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist group. This is the first…