(1) From someone who knew Putin as a young KGB operative, some reflections (hat tip: David Foster of Chicago Boyz). The piece supports my conviction that Putin has been deeply upset at the Soviet breakup for a long time, and … Continue reading →
He had an extra couple of gears, didn’t he?
Continue reading →Commenter Geoffrey Britain writes to commenter “om” as follows: “Your understanding of Putin is incomplete because you refuse to consider Russia’s view of NATO upon its border as intolerable.” Actually, though, I think that just about everyone here has “considered” … Continue reading →
Here’s the story: In its 6-3 ruling, the high court rejected arguments by Tsarnaev’s lawyers that his trial judge erred in barring certain questions to prospective jurors, and in blocking evidence of his brother Tamerlan’s role in a prior triple … Continue reading →
The fog of war has been unusually thick lately. I may have the order incorrect, but first we had a report of an attack on the large Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, then that it had been captured by the … Continue reading →
…that I haven’t made many specific predictions about what will happen in the war in Ukraine, or about details such as bombings and casualties and the like. I leave that to others, and there’s plenty of it to go around … Continue reading →
A lot of people on the right, both on this blog and elsewhere, are arguing that Putin did what he did in Ukraine because of NATO’s “expansion” towards his borders. I’ve been arguing otherwise for quite some time, mounting similar … Continue reading →
It seems like a long time ago – doesn’t it? – that the 2020 election occurred. Maybe that’s because Biden has managed to do so much damage in the time that he’s been president that it makes it hard to … Continue reading →
…during Biden’s SOTU speech last night, I assumed it was a metaphor. Turns out he actually was sitting with them: Mr. Manchin, a moderate West Virginia Democrat, opted to sit on the side of the House chamber traditionally reserved for … Continue reading →
Commenter “AesopFan” managed to watch the speech and has this summary. I haven’t watched the speech, have only read a few excerpts, and find I’m not even interested in commentary about it. That’s a new low point of interest for … Continue reading →