An American tourist in Russia
Brief and Sentimental Intro When I was 11 or 12, I heard grown-ups speak of a “difficult age” their teenage kids are being through. This age comes with bad grades, scandals, early pregnancies and paternities, escapes, elopes and sometimes jail time. I got very scared of the “difficult age”, and expressly asked mom, “Please, don’t … Read more
It’s been a while since I really talked about Ukraine in depth, so here is a collection of related thoughts, starting with Adveevka, and the conflict in general. These sections started out in my stream of consciousness on Quora, that’s why the sub-headings are phrased as questions (sometimes weird ones). Tucker Carlson Afterthoughts As a … Read more
Lenin and Stalin are to Russians what Washington and Lincoln are to Americans. They also served similar roles in both countries, though the gap between Washington and Lincoln was much wider and they obviously didn’t fight together in the revolution. Washington upended the political order and replaced it with a new one, and Lincoln resolved … Read more
Yesterday I met with Billy, Ben, and Carlo on their show to talk more about the Tucker-Putin interview, which was good as I had more time to reflect since I wrote my previous post on the matter. The main thing is that Tucker commented afterward that this is an interview he’ll be reflecting on for … Read more