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Why was the intelligence community wrong about Putin?
I’ve not been impressed by the intelligence community’s take on much of anything Russian (or maybe anything in general), and that’s not just lately. I’ve written before about how the intelligence community failed to accurately foresee and predict the collapse … Continue reading →
Oscar Fight Night
I used to watch the Oscars every year for the fashions. That was fun. And I even liked some of the movies. Then it became way too annoying to watch the Oscars. I didn’t care for the new movies themselves, … Continue reading →
Biden then, Biden now
Commenter “Yawrate” writes: But judging by what the president has said throughout his career in the senate when he was in complete control of himself he wouldn’t have bought into the wholesale destruction of our country. Which tells us that … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/28/22
A number of people on Saturday’s Fogelberg thread said they didn’t like his music because it was too “sweet.” I hereby offer you the following unsweet Fogelberg song – one of my favorites:
Continue reading →Same Old Lang Syne
It’s not the season for it, but oh well – I’ve always liked this song of Dan Fogelberg’s. Turns out it has an interesting story behind it, too:
Continue reading →Remember that reset with Russia?
A little stroll down memory lane: The appeasement policy began in February 2009. Russia had invaded its neighbor and former client state, Georgia, six months earlier. The lame-duck George W. Bush administration planned to put missile defense structures in Eastern … Continue reading →
Are the Democrats getting ready to eject Joe and Kamala?
Roger Kimball thinks so: Why do you suppose that the New York Times has decided, finally, at this late date, to acknowledge that the story that the New York Post broke about Hunter’s laptop was true?… The issue is never … Continue reading →
More on the Russian military
This is basically an addendum to yesterday’s post on the Russian military. I came across some interesting articles: on graft and corruption, on logistical problems, and on organizational problems. There is also evidence that some of Russia’s newer weapons designs … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/26/22
Another roundup
(1) Hat tip: AesopFan. The wheels of justice keep up their extremely slow grind: A Politico report this week confirmed that investigations are underway after researcher Mark Glaeser began crossing-checking Florida voter lists against lists of the state’s convicted sex … Continue reading →
Is the Russian military somewhat of a Potemkin village?
Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we’ve been arguing in the comments here about his motives and goals. Putting that aside, this post is about something else: the state of the Russian military. And by “military” I mean army, navy, … Continue reading →