Even as we speak, despite having an army massed for one colossal battle, the Russians still haven't really changed their basic tactics. Because their army is so wussy, they're still trying to soften up frontal territory through massive artillery...
Joy Ann Reid just reported that the Russian stock market lost almost 50% of its total value, one of the largest losses in a single day in history. Then she went on to report that Putin and his oligarchs combined account...
A brief but necessary history lesson When Adolf Hitler attacked Poland on September 1st, 1930, he did it with the calendar in mind. He wanted his armored units to advance over large open spaces. So the assault date was designed...
My many undying thanks to my friend and reader Denis Eliot. In a comment on my recent article on Russia, he replied that he had seen an article that said that Putin had complete control of the special military...
As we hit day 6 of Putin's war crimes-ala-palooza, we are actually starting to get some glimpses into why his war is going so badly. And we're also starting to get some preliminary data in on something that I...
Ohhh, I'm already getting a case of the warm-fuzzies over this, and nothing has even happened yet. We've barely gotten through the first full week of introductory GOP committee meetings, and already it's clear that the next 12-14 months of...
OK Mr President. Enough is enough. I have been unwaveringly supportive of your conduct in supporting Ukraine against Russia's unprovoked war crime. And I will continue to do so. But now it's finally long past time to take the...
Look, frankly I'm sick and tired of talking about how fucking stupid Vladimir Putin is, and that he has let his delusions dive him into a war he can't win, and how he has nowhere to go from here...
Something caused the explosions on the 13 kilometer Kerch Bridge connecting Russian proper to their stolen possession of Crimea overnight but there is little consensus on what happened, with the official Russian account blaming a truck bomb exploding on...
Once feared Russian dictator Vladmir Putin has had a bad week.  He's not winning the war in Ukraine which means he's losing.  South Africa has remained in his corner and initially was prepared to ignore a warrant from the...

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

— Margaret Mead