When Autocrats Get Desperate

Autocrats facing defeat have all kinds of counterproductive, dangerous ideas.

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Putin’s Offramp?

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

The Beginning of a Response to the Beginning of an Invasion

The first shoe has dropped.

Game of Chicken Kiev

The United States and its NATO allies are in a dangerous standoff.

Anti-Doping Agency Bars Russia From International Sports

Russia has been barred from the 2020 and 2022 Olympics as well as other international sporting events due to widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking with supporters at a town hall meeting at Hillside Middle School in Manchester, New Hampshire. January 22, 2016. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking with supporters at a town hall meeting at Hillside Middle School in Manchester, New Hampshire. January 22, 2016.

Hillary Clinton Writes History’s Most Self-Serving Op-Ed

Having lost to him, she’s an ineffective voice on the matter of Donald Trump.

Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty Again, Admits Lying About Trump Project In Russia

Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen plead guilty to lying to Congress about Trump’s business dealings with Russia, and has agreed to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s investigation.

Company Tied To Russian Oligarch Gave Money To LLC That Paid Off Stormy Daniels

New documents reveal that the Limited Liability Company that paid off Stormy Daniels also received payments from a company linked to a Russian oligarch.

What Comes After Putin?

Vladimir Putin will easily win re-election, but some are beginning to wonder who or what comes after him.

Putin Refusing To Talk To Obama About Ukraine

It appears what we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.

Carterization of Obama

Barack Obama is no Jimmy Carter.

Russian Shocker!

Newspaper Style Guides

Where I’ve Been

Chairman Putin