11.10.2023 - By Glenn Loury
0:00 Persia at the turn of the twentieth century 6:43 Woodrow Wilson’s contradictions 11:14 Did Howard Baskerville escape the prejudices of his time? 16:39 How Baskerville got involved in Persia’s democratic revolution 26:43 How Czar Nicholas II aided the counter-revolution 32:29 The erasure of Baskerville in post-1979 Iran 36:31 The theological origin of the Islamic Republic of Iran 45:01 Reza: Ordinary Iranians actually love American culture 48:51 The internal and external pressures on Iran 57:21 The amorality of foreign policy Recorded October 25, 2023 Links and Readings Reza’s book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth Reza’s new book, An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville
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