Iraq is being captured, and Washington is letting it happen
If Iraq looks broken from the outside, it’s because we’re still using the wrong word. Iraq isn’t failing. It’s being captured. For years, Washington has described Iraq’s political paralysis as dysfunction, another messy chapter in a young democracy. But that framing ignores what
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National Superhero Day
Created by Marvel Comics employees in 1995, the day has grown beyond comics into a celebration of the fictional and real — the nurses, teachers, and firefighters alongside Batman and Wonder Woman. The superhero film industry now generates more than $5 billion annually, making heroes the dominant narrative form of the 21st century.