News ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions 4 Jan 2021 America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…
News ICYMI: We must stop destroying our institutions 4 Jan 2021 America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…
News We must stop destroying our institutions 3 Jan 20214 Jan 2021 America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…
A Memorial Day Parade 29 May 2017 Thousands of communities and large cities are holding Memorial Day parades today. One of those parades was especially important to my wife and me; our older son, who is a…
News “You’re a real American” 4 Jul 2016 Let's get straight to the point: Some of you are not going to like this post. You're going to get aggravated at me. You're going to call me a liberal…
News When there is no love 22 Jul 2015 A Russian journalist examines why genuine love of country is missing in today's Russia. Most people have a sense of homeland. The global economy can yank members of the upper middle class all over…
News The NBC News interview with Edward Snowden 29 May 2014 Much will be said and written in the mainstream media, on the Internet and in private conversations over the coming days as people dissect the NBC News interview with Edward…
News “Unconditional patriotism” 6 May 2014 The Moscow Times looks at Russian president Vladimir Putin's commitment to make his people proud of themselves, perhaps no matter the cost. President Vladimir Putin skillfully rode that wave of change…
News Murrysville, PA., and Overland Park, KS., are too much alike 14 Apr 2014 You might think it odd to compare the stabbing of almost two-dozen high school students by a 16-year-old boy to the fatal shootings of three people by a 73-year-old man.…
News Russia continues to push its narrative about Ukraine (UPDATE WITH INFO ABOUT RUSSIAN TROOPS IN UKRAINE) 15 Mar 201415 Mar 2014 1st UPDATE: The New York Times examines what the Ukrainian government described earlier today as a deliberate provocation from Russia. Scores of Russian troops landed by helicopter and seized a gas…
