Ian Kummer

Last night I read Mumu, an 1852 short story by Ivan Turgenev. If you are not already familiar with Mumu, I would like you to read it first, and there is an English translation available here. As I said, it is short, only 22 pages. If you really don’t want to take my word for … Read more

Trump’s win is a triumph of “America first” over “American supremacy.” While these two things may sound almost the same, they’re not. America first simply means that American interests overrule all others, and also overrule any sense of morality. American supremacy is a bit different. Quite simply, being supreme is of vital importance and overrules … Read more

Trump won the election and seeing the Democrat and globalist meltdowns over it is quite funny. But, as they said in South Park, the most important thing after a disaster is finding out whose fault it is. Aside from the near-universal stubbornness of every mainstream news network besides Fox to call the election after it … Read more

I meant to finish this post a few days ago but was depressed so I didn’t. Anyway, American conservatives are brimming over with confidence and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. Yes, the betting odds are currently in Trump’s favor but since when were markets a good predictor of politics? If … Read more

Today the New York Times published a grim description of Ukraine’s prospects on the Donbass front. It is worth reading in full. My biggest takeaway from this is how bluntly the NYT says things that just two years ago were loudly and universally dismissed as “Russian disinformation.” The opening paragraph sums things up pretty well: … Read more