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It faces serious obstacles, but the uncertainty and terror it has already unleashed is real—indeed, part of the point.

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Down a tree-lined street near my grandmother’s house in Tehran is a mosque where locals go to chat, rest, and sometimes even pray. In the back of the mosque, behind a small library, is an office for a ...

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Dana Houle served as Chief of Staff for former U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes and campaign manager for Hodes and for U.S. Rep. Jim Himes. He writes at The Rooted Cosmopolitan. Representative Cooper has many ...