War

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Classical Choices

A number of pincers are poised to envelop increasingly damaged Ukrainian cities. The initial euphoria that Vladimir Putin’s surprise shock-and-awe assault failed may be waning, even as Ukraine inflicts historic damage on the Russian army. Even after three weeks, Russia has failed to grab key infrastructure and decapitate the Ukrainian leadership, as it did in […]

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“I Don’t Want A Ride; Send Me Some Ammunition”

(If you don’t already, you’ll understand the title in a little while) The World is consumed with news about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Let’s be honest: we have been watching 24/7 reports of the greatest human interest stories, the military tragedies, and the humanitarian horrors of this century. News from political experts fills our eyes

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Democracy-True Democracy Is Under Attack: And Not Just In Ukraine

The events of the past two weeks in Ukraine have assaulted the senses of a Western world that convinced itself war like this was no longer possible. Europe, we were promised, wasn’t supposed to be like this. War always happened somewhere else. Now one of the world’s largest armies rolling across the border of a

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“Churchill In A T-Shirt” Is A Better Leader Than Joe Biden

Eighty-two years ago a chubby, stoop-shouldered, funny-faced man with a speech impediment took a new job. The man was 65-years old and until a year earlier was generally considered to be a crackpot and a political has-been. His taking the new job was one of the most momentous events of the entire 20th Century. The

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Drums of War

Thankfully, the U.S. stays away from wars. That is unless there seems to be no way out. Yes, I know that the basis for going to Iraq for those proven “Weapons of Mass Destruction” Saddam had turned out to be a bit iffy. Hindsight always being 20/20 indicates that war was probably a mistake —

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