Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Putinism Is An Aberration
What Russia is up to? More specifically, What Putin is up to? He wants a bigger role on the world stage, possibly the same it enjoyed during the Cold War. It is a natural aspiration of any leader. One who heads a former super power is entitled to far greater ambitions. It is the execution of the ideas that matter. What alternatives does Putin...
Cover-Up Suspected As Russia Names ‘Mastermind’ Behind Critic’s Assassination
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Russian police named a Chechen man as the alleged mastermind behind the high-profile murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, but the dead politician’s supporters said he was only a low-level figure and that a cover-up was underway.Nemtsov, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics, was...
Book Of Putin’s One Liners Is ‘Ideal’ Holiday Gift For Russian Patriots
MOSCOW, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Some of Vladimir Putin’s saltiest one liners have been turned into a book by his supporters who have sent a batch to the Kremlin touting it as the ideal holiday gift for patriotic Russian officials.The tome, entitled “The Words that are changing the World,” is the latest expression of admiration...
Top 10 Global Predictions for 2016
In 2009, as Russia was trying to emerge from recession, few would have predicted that five years later Russian soldiers would be making moves into Ukraine following the annexation of Crimea. The Cold War was history, as our President reminded in 2012 when he told Mitt Romney the 80’s were calling to ask for their foreign policy back. A few...
Why Russia Can Only Go Backward
MOSCOW — The Public Opinion Foundation conducted a survey this month asking Russians two questions: “What was the main event of the year in Russia?” and “What was the main global event of the year?” Noteworthy is that fully 40 percent of the respondents had trouble answering either question. And the most brutal...
Pope Condemns Islamic State Terrorism In Christmas Message
By Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged the world in his Christmas message on Friday to unite to end atrocities by Islamist militants that he said were causing immense suffering in many countries.Security was tight at the Vatican as Francis, marking the third Christmas since his election in 2013, read his...
Why the Bromance Between Trump and Putin is Troubling
On Meet the Press, Chuck Todd interviewed GOP front runner for the White House, Donald Trump. Trump was in classic form, calling himself the “Earnest Hemingway” of social media and still promoting the undocumented phenomenon of widespread celebration of the terror event of September 11th in New Jersey. Not surprisingly, the...
Singer Uses Her Eurovision Bid To Call For Peace In Ukraine
By Vladi Vovcuk A young Ukrainian singer is directing her newest single at Vladimir Putin. Diana Mess, who lives in the UK, calls on the Russian president to end his military engagement in her home country in a single called “World Support Ukraine.” It’s already getting a lot of love online, and Mess hopes it will be selected to...
Bad Government Decisions that Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
In the U.S. Constitution, the nation’s founders originally conceived of a very limited federal government that protected, rather than usurped, the liberty of its people (not just its citizens), and also defended those same people, their territory, and way of life from foreign threats. The massive federal government today regularly infringes...
Foreign Liberals Shouldn’t be Liberal with American Lives and Money
Before becoming wedded to statism in America, liberalism was a philosophy of liberation. Around the world it stood for liberty and tolerance, battling equally against conservative aristocracy and radical socialism. A global community of those who believe in this older, or classical, liberalism remains active, generally championing free markets,...
