Jul
23
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
July 23, 2008 | 191 Comments
Two references to Russia being the next Nazi Germany in two days. The one from the left came yesterday. Fortunately, Daniel Silva is no intellectual heavy hitter and his Russia paranoia is likely to quietly dissipate into the ether.
Today’s however comes from someone who carries a big intellectual bat. Namely, the ever loving Richard Pipes. [...]
Jul
22
The Many Days and Many Lives of the Gulag
July 22, 2008 | 11 Comments
Steve Barnes, Assistant Professor at George Mason University, has set up a invaluable site called Gulag: Many Days, Many Lives. Barnes is an expert in the history of the Gulag. I had the pleasure of hearing paper of his at the “The Relaunch of the Soviet Project, 1945-1964” conference at the University College London in [...]
Jul
22
Obamamaniacs on Russia
July 22, 2008 | 141 Comments
I usually don’t waste my time with babble but Daniel Silva’s “President Obama and a 3 am Phone Call about Russia” struck a cord. It’s just another example that Russia is one thing American liberals and conservatives can embrace over.
Silva’s argument is simple. “Russia is now a fascist country,” he writes. He hopes soon to [...]
Jul
20
Mass Graves, Football, Labor, and Prisons in Russia
July 20, 2008 | 107 Comments
As regular readers can see, my blogging has been sparse over the last few weeks. I just finished a three week teaching blitz of a Western Civilization course at Santa Monica High School. The class was part of Santa Monica Community College’s dual enrollment program which allows high school students to take classes for college [...]
Jul
12
Crowned in Kitsch
July 12, 2008 | 13 Comments
Are there any more questions about who’s in charge? I think this says it all . . .
