Everybody on the pro-democracy side seems to be in orbit over the searingly eloquent takedown by Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow, which melted the MAGA stickers off bumpers for half a mile around the Michigan state capitol. And rightly so. It has garnered millions of views, and deserves to be watched half a dozen times … Continue reading The Perfect Democratic 2022 Attack Speech: A Review
Ukraine might yet repel the Putin invasion. Or it may be ground under by Russian forces, then snuffed out as a nation and culture. Either way, the Ukraine war appears to be redrawing the strategic map of northern Europe, with implications reverberating far beyond Scandinavia. A double strategic earthquake is underway, without a shot having … Continue reading Finland, Sweden, NATO, Mud, Macron & Putin?
There’s been way too much cork-popping among American pundits about the stunning Ukrainian resistance to the Putin invasion. Yes, the Russian forces have performed badly, while the Ukrainians have come through horrors to push them back again and again. Their campaign thus far has been the stuff of epic and will be a gold mine … Continue reading Ukraine: Cut the Crowing: It’s Far From Over
Two from The Economist: “ Ukraine claims to have sunk a Russian warship It is the biggest naval loss since the second world war Apr 14th 2022 KYIV AND LONDON Three years ago The Economist’s defence correspondent was sailing back to Odessa on the Hetman Sahaidachny, then the flagship of Ukraine’s navy. A plaque in … Continue reading Ukraine’s Cossack Roots & It Sinks A Russian Navy Cruiser