James Verini, in a comprehensive essay in The New Yorker reveals The Imperialist Philosopher Who Demanded the Ukraine War; For decades, Alexander Dugin argued that Russia had a messianic mission, and that destroying an independent Ukraine was necessary to fulfilling...
At Quora, our favorite interpreter of all things Russia, Dima Vorobiev reveals Dugin, the mad philosopher infecting Putin’s thinking. Excerpt: Alexander Dugin is an eccentric, erudite theorist, with strong interest in history and culturology, who has several...
Understanding even if not agreeing: Conservative influencer (and staunch Ukraine supporter) Erick Erickson provides an important nuanced insight into the Trump administration’s perspective on ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Trump Administration’s...
Tristan Snell, via Substack, makes a powerful case for Ukrainian victory. Excerpt: Mainstream commentary immediately leapt to the assumption that Ukraine is doomed because of Donald Trump. Don’t fall for it. The fight will continue. There is absolutely a path...
Public intellectual Noah Smith provides a shrewd assessment as to how the invasion will end… with a hollow, temporary, partial win for Putin and a profound, long term, strategic victory for the noble Ukrainian people, “some form of Finlandization.”...
