Commentaries

Abortion, NATO, and Brinksmanship

June 25, 2022 by Ian Kummer

Now, about the big news on American abortion rights. I think this is a deeply misunderstood topic so felt compelled to chime in on it. You see, in American politics both foreign and domestic, no crisis can be wasted.

Civilization Cancels Fruits of Culture

June 18, 2022June 11, 2022 by Maria Kondorskaya

Only a civilization can fall low enough to start cancelling cultures. Civilization is about ranging people, objects, events, etc., and this concept implies silos, limits and inequalities by default. Culture is about growth, and it is boundless.

Fake Generals and Fake News From the Ukraine

June 7, 2022 by Ian Kummer

I’m not an expert on geopolitics by any stretch of the imagination, but I know how to do basic fact checking. Apparently, a large percentage of the American population has forgotten how to do that (assuming they knew how to begin with). But seriously, remember all that sanctimonious noise we were subjected to over the past several years about only accepting information from “credible” sources? Well, nowadays, the western world’s largest media outlets will copy/paste “news” from Ukraine’s defense ministry, or even random .ru blogs, without any attempt to verify it. That said, BBC seems to have gone into James Bond territory. They apparently weren’t content with just being stenographers of war propaganda, but actually go out of their way to synthesize fake news. Here is an example.

The Blood Pump of Donbass

May 30, 2022May 29, 2022 by Ian Kummer

Four months into Russia’s special military operation, let’s review what’s happened so far in the information battlefield. I have a theory about the ongoing Battle for Donbass.

Oligarchy vs. Colony for Dummies

May 27, 2022 by Maria Kondorskaya

I keep hearing that Russia is [just another] oligarchy. The main argument is that there are [VERY] rich people in Russia. True, though compared to Elon Musk or Bill Gates they are beggars. But are they oligarchs in the proper sense of the word? I don’t think so. Maybe they were proxy rulers with limited authority. I’ll try to explain.