Petro-Socialists on the March to Immiseration!
“We’re heading toward socialism, and nothing and no-one can prevent it.” Hugo Chavez
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Debate on Foreign Policy at Federalist Society
But Where Are They Going? At the annual meeting of the Federalist Society last November I spoke/debated about the issue of “Limited Government and Spreading Democracy: Uneasy Cousins?” (See the…
“No to 2007!”
Contributing to Global Warming? This is simply brilliant! In the most clever parody of 2006, Charming demonstrators in Nantes brought in the new year last night by demonstrating against it….
The Shape of the New Russian Polity
In the Pilot’s Seat: Flying to Chechnya and Unchecked Power* Today’s New York Times has some insightful coverage of the shape of “politics” in Russia, “A New Parliament, but Still…
Now Part of the Negative Side of the Execution
The execution of Saddam, which was, I think, a necessary step, has a very serious downside: it provides confirmation among the majority Sunni Arab population (and other Sunnis, as well)…
An Interesting Dispatch from Beirut
The Clear Message of Hezbollah’s Opponents Michael Totten’s Middle East Journal has an insightful essay posted from Beirut.
A Day to Celebrate!
“Due to the situation which has evolved as a result of the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent states I hereby discontinue my activities at the post of president of…
For Political Scientists: A New Form of State
“The KGB’s post-Soviet ‘commercialization’,” by Victor Yassmann. One useful element is a partial list of assassinated Russian figures who have been around KGB circles. (Note previous post on the topic.)…
Turkmenbashi …. Dead? How is that Possible?
It seems that the impossible has happened, and the Father of All Turkmen, Saparmurat Niyazov, the leader of a great nation, the most brilliant statesman, scientist, and philosopher the world…
Leftist-Islamist Alliance
An old friend sent me the Wall Street Journal article by Andrew Higgins on “Anti-Americans on the March: Inside the unlikely coalition of the U.S.’s sworn enemies, where Communists link…