Michael Doran

Interested in the Middle East and global politics? Dissatisfied with the news coverage?  

I post a video a week in which engaging people help me unpack the latest developments. 

Here's a profile of me: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/michael-doran

I work at a think tank in Washington, DC, taught at Princeton, & was in charge of the Middle East in President GW Bush's White House. I've read many books about the Middle East, and reams of Top Secret intel. I value expertise, but I know its limitations. The great physicist Richard Feynman put it best: “Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts. When someone says ‘science teaches such and such’, he is using the word incorrectly." 

I'm wary of expertise, but even more distrustful of the press. In our politically polarized world, the press's goal is not just to inform but al to influence. It always puts its thumb on the scale. Subscribe to my channel, and together we'll bring some balance back to the discussion!