New at Reason: Steve Chapman on Iran

June 25, 2009

A tyrannical government is by nature in a constant state of war with its own people. There are periods of truce, but none of real peace. We in the democratic world generally think of government as an institution established by the people to serve their needs, even if it often fails. But as Steve Chapman writes, the rulers in a place like Iran are more like conquerors presiding over a subject people.

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