(1) Victor Davis Hanson on the party switch: In sum, the party of old left-wing progressives has become one of rich regressives. And once country-club Republicans are becoming a party of middle-class populists. And the election will reflect both those … Continue reading →
(1) No-filter Joe strikes again and insults Pakistan. Diplomats in the region have to clean up the mess: Pakistani officials said Saturday they had summoned the US ambassador to the country following recent comments made by President Joe Biden that … Continue reading →
If true, this article on the Russian leadership is certainly depressing. I have no way to know whether it’s true, but my gut feeling is that it is. It makes some interesting points, for example that the reason the Russian … Continue reading →
Commenter “Bauxite” has some interesting things to say: Russia is what it is. It’s a big mess, and it has been a big mess more often than not for most of its history. I have no argument with that. Next: … Continue reading →
The bridge that connects Crimea to Russia has been damaged by explosives: We should be clear that the section of the bridge that was damaged by the blast and the fire didn’t entirely collapse. The Crimean Bridge, 12 miles in … Continue reading →
Yesterday the WaPo reported on Hunter Biden: Exclusive: Federal agents see enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden with tax and gun-purchase crimes, people familiar with the case say https://t.co/YmJehf7Nmm pic.twitter.com/D8cd6fp0HI — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 6, 2022 So let’s … Continue reading →
I’m only surprised that Putin didn’t do this earlier: Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin formally accomplished what has been telegraphed for a few weeks, the annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts (provinces). Before a crowd of what passes for dignitaries in … Continue reading →
Given the unhappiness of many of the Russian conscripts, this appears to be a clever approach: In his video address, President Zelensky, made 3 promises to Russians who were forced into conscription and surrender to Ukraine: — Sid Chambers, PhD … Continue reading →
As if things weren’t bad enough, now this: Natural-gas is erupting like geysers on the surface of the Baltic Sea above the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, images from the Danish military show. Danish Defence on Tuesday released a video taken … Continue reading →
Putin is planning the tried-and-true Russian tactic of throwing a lot of its male citizens into the fray and overwhelming the enemy by numbers. One problem, though, is that – unlike, for example, the Nazi invasion of WWII, when Russia … Continue reading →
Europe has a great deal of fracking potential, but Europeans have for the most part rejected that possible solution to its energy problems. Here’s some of what’s been going on, and why: Proponents of fracking hold that Europe’s shale gas … Continue reading →
The latest news from Durham is that Danchenko, the guy behind the Steele dossier, was a paid informant of the FBI for many years (isn’t everyone?): In a bombshell revelation, Special Prosecutor John Durham revealed Tuesday in court filings that … Continue reading →