Ayaan Karan is a political science student at UC Berkeley and a Research Associate with the Federalist Society. He writes for New Guard Press and other outlets, focusing on constitutional law, U.S. foreign policy, and the intersection of religion and politics. His work reflects a commitment to American founding principles, national strength, and moral clarity in an increasingly unstable world.
While people of good faith can disagree about the war in Gaza, the selective outrage towards at Israel betrays the anti-Western ideology underpinning so much of the support for Palestine
Ayaan KaranOctober 7, 2025
Despite his many crimes against the people of Iraq and the Middle East more broadly, Saddam has come to symbolize resistance to the US-led world order across the Arab world
Ayaan KaranSeptember 16, 2025
The shift among Shia Muslims in Iran from a more quietist interpretation of Shia political theology to an aggressively politicized form of Islam was not inevitable and could yet be reversed
Ayaan KaranAugust 4, 2025
