Understanding todays Soviet Russia

Nov 11, 2009 - Twenty Years After the Fall By George Friedman We are now at the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the collapse of the Soviet empire in Eastern Europe. We are also nearing the 18th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union itself. This is more than simply a moment for reflection — it is a moment to consider the current state of the region and of Russia versus that whose passing we are now commemorating. - 0 Comments

‘Good evening, live from the Berlin Wall’

Nov 09, 2009 - I thought this would be an interesting tie in from Tulipe's earlier post. On the night of Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall — the stark, menacing symbol of the Cold War — came crashing down, suddenly and dramatically. - 16 Comments

On Obama from Canada

Oct 02, 2009 - Lament for a nation By David Warren, The Ottawa Citizen There is nothing new under the sun: and I mean, nothing. It is a point brought home to us with increasing force by the expansion of the Internet. Conceive of an "original idea." - 2 Comments

is this a joke?

Oct 09, 2009 - Way to make a mockery of the Nobel peace prize.   http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5981JK20091009?sp=true   Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize to mixed reviews By Wojciech Moskwa and Matt Spetalnick OSLO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for offering the world hope and striving for nuclear disarmament in a surprise award that drew both warm praise and sharp criticism. - 29 Comments

Obamas Welcome Mat

Apr 26, 2009 - CNSNews.com Obama Welcomes America-Bashing Tuesday, April 21, 2009 By L. Brent Bozell III Of all the bizarre fictions that the media have spread about Barack Obama, the strangest is that’s he non-ideological. The supreme purveyor of this fantasy is Obama himself. - 7 Comments

A Step for Press Freedom in Russia?

Apr 16, 2009 - The Nation Katrina Vanden Heuvel – Wed Apr 15, 11:12 pm ET The Nation -- As someone who has been close to Russia's leading opposition newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" for many years, it's a very important development that Russian President Dmitrii Medvedev gave his first print interview to that paper and its brave editor-in-chief Dmitrii Muratov. The interview, which took place a few days ago in the Kremlin and was published Wednesday, gives the paper much needed protection at a time when the economic and human rights situation in Russia is worsening. (Until now, the paper's main protection derived from the fact that former Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev is a part-owner.) Not only is Medvevev's interview an important step for "Novaya,"but it may also tell us something significant about Russia's still-new President Medvedev. - 1 Comment

The Real Obama, Part II

Oct 08, 2008 - The Real Obama, Part II By Thomas Sowell A recent Republican campaign ad sarcastically described as Barack Obama's "one accomplishment" his supporting a bill to promote sex education in kindergarten. During an interview of a Republican spokesman, Tom Brokaw of NBC News replayed that ad and asked if that was something serious to be discussed in a presidential election campaign. It was a variation on an old theme about getting back to "the real issues," just as Brokaw's question was a variation on an increasingly widespread tendency among journalists to become a squad of Obama avengers, instead of reporters. - 2 Comments