Yevgeny Prigozhin became famous for being "Putin's Chef."  Somehow the former convict got into the right places at the right time and known to Putin.  He got rich beyond dreams with a batch of Kremlin contracts - for food. ...
Ian Bremmer is a Stanford educated political scientist and the founder of the Eurasia Group, a political risk management consulting firm that specializes in that part of the world where Saturday’s tempest in a teapot semi-revolt by The Wagner...
This is why I like waiting before I get too stupid time. With more time passing, there were a couple of things I heard reported today that I hadn't heard yesterday, but which bring a little more clarity to...
Let me start by saying I worked for hours on this article.  And junked most of it.  Frankly, while it was developing into a well-written piece with lots of context I realized it's just the kind of stuff I...
My God sheriff! Isn't this a mess?   If it isn't, it'll sure do until the mess gets here   Tommy Lee Jones   No Country for Old Men Let me give you a little sage advice from a guy who went through The...
Wow, it’s been quite an overnight in Russia, where The Wagner Group’s head honcho (and Putin’s ex-Chef) Yevgeny Prigozhin has pulled troops and equipment from defensive positions inside Ukraine and sent both hurtling eastward towards Moscow -- which he...
"Be careful what you wish for."  We all have heard the saying above.  If we haven't been on the receiving end of unpleasant unanticipated consequences we still have seen them.  Like the Zen Master story at the end of Charlie...
"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." -- Simon and Garfunkle History will reflect that Crossfire Hurricane, in the final analysis, bore as much relationship to a real investigative report of government institutions as Donald...
For some time now Donald Trump has taken to the airwaves and proclaimed to one and all that he has the answer to peace in Ukraine. No problem. He can negotiate a cease fire and resolve the war within...
I marvel that the DeSantis campaign thinks that siding with Vladimir Putin is a winning strategy. Less than 24 hours have passed since Ron DeSantis appeared on Fox News and sided with Tucker Carlson that he, too, loved him...

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