[NOTE: The Short Answer: Experts agree —“Maybe.” Or “Maybe not.” Long answer: Below.] New York Times — Aug. 10, 2022 Is There Any End to the Ukraine War in Sight? By Spencer Bokat-Lindell Mr. Bokat-Lindell is a staff editor. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, many observers expected that Russia’s military would make quick work … Continue reading Pundits Pontificate on the Ukraine War’s Future
In the early 1830s, a young man went to sea, hoping to make his fortune. A Presbyterian by birth, he read his Bible each night in his shipboard hammock, and was haunted by a verse in the fourth chapter of Proverbs: “Wisdom is the principal thing: Therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get … Continue reading Getting a Start on Worldly Quaker Wisdom
GWYNNE DYER: Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor | July 25, 2022 “Not all issues have yet been resolved, but the fact that there is movement is already good,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran on Tuesday, July 19. “We feel that incrementally, there’s been a little bit more progress made, but there’s nothing to announce … Continue reading War Notes: Odessa and the Bread of Life
AP News: Ukraine graft concerns resurface as Russia war goes on BY MATTHEW LEE AND NOMAAN MERCHANT — July 20, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden administration has largely ignored since the outbreak of war with Russia: Ukraine’s … Continue reading Ukraine & Corruption, Old & New
The UK’s Great Multi-Cultural Experiment By Gwynne Dyer — 2022/07/15 Here’s an interesting fact. Only 14% of people in England and Wales are ‘Black, Asian, Mixed or Other’ (i.e. non-white). Yet half the candidates vying to take the place of disgraced British prime minister Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party – and therefore … Continue reading Surprise! Four of the 8 Tory PM Candidates are Non-White