An American tourist in Russia
I hate the apology culture when a modern politician/statesman/intellectual of any kind makes a solemn speech addressing some “oppressed” “minority” and apologizes for things of the past like slavery. I think it is silly to argue whether or not prominent figures of the past — for example, George Washington, Alexander Pushkin, Ivan Turgenev, etc. — … Read more
Republicans have, once again, preemptively surrendered. Spending for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan all went through this weekend, as well as approval for more Iran sanctions and the “TikTok ban.” In return, Republicans got nothing at all. Not a dime went to sealing our own border. In exchange for selling out his own voters, the speaker … Read more
Moscow is a huge city but is very green. The streets are wide and just about every open area that doesn’t have cars or trains rolling directly over it has rows of trees, shrubbery, and parks. Even the poorest and most run down quarters of the city have adequate grocery stores, pharmacies, and other basic … 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
I watched the full interview on Tucker Carlson’s website early this morning. I won’t give a play-by-play description of what was said, as that has been done a hundred times already. There’s a good synopsis of the main points on Zero Hedge. Instead, I’ll just give my general observations. There’s the widespread hysteria about Tucker … Read more