Russian Energy Arrogance or American Cold War Psychology?
Lately, there has been much garment-rending across Western media and governmental sources, all criticizing Russia’s so-called hostility toward the European Union on the issue...
Privileged, Passing, or Persecuted? The Curious Concept of Race in America
On a small and desolate western Virginia road, an unsuspecting driver will come upon a lonely and extremely aged bronze plaque. Commemorating a long...
Biden, China, and Competing Pivots: Who Controls the Future?
Given how much time Trump spent during his four years in the White House pinning random policy positions to whatever the opposite was to...
Exit the Clowns: Post-Trump America
As America emerges from the election in grindingly slow fashion, with the soon-to-be-ex-President constantly tweeting frivolous accusations of voter fraud and threats about legal...
The Danger of NATO Platitudes: What a Biden Presidency Means
Absent the specific context of American politics in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, President-elect Joe Biden has proudly served a lifetime in...
Celebrating Fake Peace: The Reality of the Taliban Truce
Btw, the week-long cooling period ended
today 'successfully', which means the US and Taliban signed ANOTHER formal
agreement in Doha today. Again, the Afghan government was...
Russian Head Games: American Citizens, American Puppets
“Analysis gave me great freedom of
emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.”~
Hedy Lamarr
There has been a steady...
The Suicide of Critical Thinking
“It is better to debate a question without
settling it than to settle a question without debating it.”~ Joseph Joubert,
French moralist and essayist, 1896
The idea...
The Lost Generation Speech – 26th Annual Russian American Seminar At St Petersburg State University
podcast by Dr. Matthew Crosston