I think it’s quite obvious now that just funding the defense of Ukraine has been absurdly expensive and not particularly effective. I mean, Ukraine is still there, so it’s kinda effective. But the war is still going with no just…
Герої: Save Ukraine, Save The World
I’m going to look at something other than Musk’s ongoing coup in the U.S. today. Hey, it’s a holiday. (Though not one I’ve ever felt like celebrating, and this year that’s more the case than ever.) So let’s turn our…
Blissfully Unaware: World War Three Has Already Started
When the history books come to talk about World War III, they’ll start the discussion with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022; possibly with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014. The full invasion was really just a follow-up to invading…
Just Too Much: We’re Gonna Have to Invade Russia
Putin’s ambition of re-conquering all the domains of the Imperial and Soviet Russias appears to have run up against a truly immovable resistance. That’s good; his project is abominable. But even before the recent pictures from Bucha made soft-pedaling the…
Defend Ukraine: But That’s Not Defending Freedom
I’m on-record as thinking we should be doing far more to defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion. See, for example, the previous post: Ukraine: Standing With Or Just Standing Behind. But not under the banner of “defending freedom”. Because by…
Ukraine: Standing With Or Just Standing Behind
“I Stand With Ukraine” is quite a popular phrase at the moment. But, for the most part, it’s a pretty hollow expression. It’s basically a show of approval, and certainly there’s a lot to approve of in how the people…