Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his first press conference in Tehran on June 21, 2021. The hard-line cleric was declared the winner of Iran's election, replacing moderate Hassan Rouhani. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
John Calvin Thomas has been a syndicated columnist, author, and radio commentator for more than 35 years. His latest book is “America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States.”