by Simon Black
Sovereign Man
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice.
Iran elected to UN Women’s Rights Council
Last week, Iran was among the United Nations member states elected to its Commission on the Status of Women, the “principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.”
Quick reminder: Iran brutally oppresses women. Married women have no legal protections against domestic violence, and must ask permission from their husbands to leave the home, or hold a job.