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(1) Biden will now buy oil from Venezuela and Iran instead of from Russia. Nice going, Joe. Very cagey of you. (2) Please read this article. It’s very frightening, and relates some facts of which I was previously unaware, such … Continue reading →
A very brief history: Ukraine and Russia, plus NATO and nuclear weapons
I’m going to respond to this recent comment, not in order to especially pick on its author, but because I think it’s an example of the type of thought process and the sorts of analogies we see quite a bit … Continue reading →
Looking back: remember that debate between Romney and Obama about Russia?
Here’s something I wrote around the time of Putin’s Crimea grab in 2014: Why was our intelligence community caught flat-footed about Putin’s moves? That’s a question being asked on Capitol Hill, and in Politico… The tone was set by our … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/8/22
It’s pretty close, isn’t it? The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Continue reading →One January 6th defendant’s ordeal may improve soon
This court case is ongoing: … Lucas Denney, is being held illegally. He was arrested in Texas on December 13, 2021, and brought before a federal magistrate, who ordered him detained without bond on a criminal Complaint. It then took … Continue reading →
What’s going on in Joe Biden’s mind?
I know; I know – the jokes write themselves. Biden’s mind? What’s that? But I continue to think that Biden has more input into all of this than most people believe. And of course, whether he does or doesn’t, the … Continue reading →
Neville Chamberlain: let’s take another look
Recently I’ve made some comparisons to Munich and Neville Chamberlain’s surrender of the Sudetenland to Hitler. But I didn’t go into any real depth while referencing him. But then I realized that his name has become synonymous for “surrender” and … Continue reading →
Open thread 3/7/22
Yes, Glenn Gould was strange. This clip shows his habit of singing along as he played the piano:
Continue reading →Then and now
I wrote a draft for a huge post focusing on Ukraine’s history and on NATO. It’s probably going to be a two-parter. Instead of racing to get the first part up here for the weekend, I’ve decided to postpone that … Continue reading →
Reflections on Zelenskyy’s Jewishness
I was very surprised, when Zelenskyy was elected, to learn that he was Jewish. The first surprise was that there were any Jews left in Ukraine at all, given the history of Jews there. The second was that the Ukrainians … Continue reading →
Jordan Peterson and Frederick Kagan talk about Ukraine
Worth watching:
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