Juan Cole appeared as a guest on Steven Colbert's Comedy Central show this week. I'm not a fan of his interviews because they are, often, a waste of time. Occasional bits of clarity work their way in through the fog of satire. The Daily Show interviews are better, IMO. Still, it was funny seeing Cole and Colbert, and Colbert's faux Islamophobia.
I haven't read Cole's book and probably won't any time soon. I admire his ideas and generally agree with him, but the US doesn't often engage on equal terms.
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