Clik here to view.
“Where Are Putin’s American Admirers Now?”: Vlad’s Doting, Adoring...
It is hard to overstate the damage that the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine has done to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition to isolating him further...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“The End Of The Russian Fairy Tale”: A Nihilistic Disregard For Human Life
Before there is any further discussion of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, it’s important that one point be made absolutely clear: This plane crash is a result of the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Common Murderer, Ordinary Thug”: Putin Is Trying To Reconstruct The Russian...
After the bloody suppression of a patriotic demonstration in Warsaw in 1861, Alexander Herzen wrote to Tsar Alexander II: “You have become a common murderer, an ordinary thug.” He also described the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Conquest Is for Losers”: Putin, Neocons And The Great Illusion
More than a century has passed since Norman Angell, a British journalist and politician, published “The Great Illusion,” a treatise arguing that the age of conquest was or at least should be over. He...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Against Putin, Obama Gets The Last Laugh”: Where Did All The Republicans Go...
In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama didn’t name names, but he reminded some of his critics in the Republican Party that their praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Two Leaders, Two Countries, Two International Standings”: Are Republicans...
For many Republicans, there are some basic truths about international perceptions. President Obama, they assume, is not well respected abroad, while Russia’s Vladimir Putin is seen as tough and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Carly Fiorina’s Puffed Up Putin Showdown”: Hailed Putin As A Harbinger Of...
When presidential candidate Carly Fiorina warns about Vladimir Putin’s charm, and wit, she’s speaking from experience. In the early days of the Russian leader’s presidency, Fiorina hailed him as an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Obama Facing The World As It Really Is”: A Smiling Pope, A Fallen Speaker...
The week began with President Obama on the tarmac of a military base in Maryland, waiting to welcome a global celebrity far more popular than he. It ended with him raising a toast to a hard-nosed world...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“The Right’s Rekindled Affection For Russia’s Putin”: Back To Drawing Hearts...
It was early last year when Republicans decided Russian President Vladimir Putin was an autocrat worthy of their gushing affections. In March 2014, Rudy Giuliani (R) said of Putin, “That’s what you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Russians Going Home In Body Bags”: Is Syria The Beginning Of The End Of...
“They all laughed when President Obama warned Russia about getting into a Syrian quagmire. “They all laughed at Christopher Columbus when he said the world was round. “They all laughed when Edison...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Another Inconvenient Truth For The GOP”: How Will 2016 Republicans Lead A...
The 14 Republicans running for president can’t decide if Russian President Vladimir Putin is a great leader or a dangerous and despicable “gangster” and “KGB thug,” but they all agree on one thing:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Assessing Strength And Weakness”: When The Only Card You Have To Play Is Fear
On a couple of occasions, President Obama has challenged the media’s assumption that Russian President Putin was acting from a position of strength. The first was in response to a question from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Obama Again Gets The Last Laugh Against Putin”: Republicans Putting Their...
By late 2014, Republican affection for Russian President Vladimir Putin was on the wane. After months of gushing praise for the autocratic leader, American conservatives saw Putin struggling and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Now Isn’t That Special!”: Russia’s Putin Offers Unexpected Praise For Trump
Some American leaders find it easier than others to get along with Russian President Vladimir Putin. George W. Bush, for example, once told the world that he’d looked into Putin’s eyes and “was able to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“When Bluster Meets Reality”: A Chance To Start World War III, Republicans...
I’m from Jersey and we like to talk bluntly, but Rand Paul is correct when he says that Chris Christie could easily start World War Three if he actually governed as advertised in the White House:...
View Article
