Politics


We Have Our Work Cut Out for Us….

“Stalin’s new status in Russia,” BBC: “…there is a much broader campaign to rehabilitate Stalin and it seems to be coming from the highest levels of government. The primary evidence…

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Kennedies, Bushes, and Clintons: Welcome to the Decline of a Republic amid Dynastic Struggles

Senate seat for Caroline Kennedy would extend legacy “Remember, [Clinton’s] seat in the Senate was once held by Robert Kennedy,” CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider said Saturday. “Her other…

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Well, a new day, or something….

The streets of DC were full of honking cars.  I’m glad to see the back of this administration, but…we just don’t really know what to expect from the new.  Whatever…

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Putin’s Pets: All 142,000,000 of Them

And from today’s “Names & Faces” section of the Washington Post: On the furry heels of last week’s Putin Pet Update (Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin got an adorable Siberian…

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My debate in Brazil

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