You would have thought that security wouldn’t have been a problem in Russia, unburdened as it is with concerns for civil liberties. But the bomb that the TSA will be looking for next blew up this morning in Moscow, killing… Continue Reading
Russia and China have agreed to dispense with using the dollar — or the Euro — in their bilateral international trade. They don’t need to anymore; Russian and Chinese financial markets are sophisticated enough to trade rubles for renminbi.
On November 9, 1989, an obscure post commander in the (perversely-named) German Democratic Republic named Harald Jäger, perhaps unwittingly, ended European Communism as a global political force, setting in motion unleashing a chain of events that led to the collapse… Continue Reading
When both Alan Greenspan and Lindsey Graham are suggesting a “temporary” nationalization of troubled banks, that’s a pretty good sign that a) deep panic has set in, and b) the rest of us should take a step back and question… Continue Reading
Six countries where before there was one? That’s what a Russian political scientist says is a little bit more likely than not to happen in the next twenty-four months. My initial reaction is, “This guy doesn’t understand much about American… Continue Reading
“Oh, man, if Bush gets re-elected, I’m going to Canada.” “If McCain gets elected over Obama, man, the fix is in. I’m outta here, I’ll go to the Netherlands.” I’ve heard more of that kind of crap from left-wing kool-aid… Continue Reading
Yeah, I know the market tanked again today. The bears reign supreme. But oil fell below $60 a barrel. That’s surely a silver lining to the economic storm clouds we face. I filled up my car today for $50, the… Continue Reading
Steve Benen takes the Associated Press’s reporter Charles Babbington to task for calling Obama’s acceptance speech sketchy on the details of the policies Obama would pursue as President: Babbington: ‘Barack Obama, whose campaign theme is “change we can believe in,”… Continue Reading
When does a nation begin to exist? An interesting question, when you think about it. One of relevance seeing as Russia recognized the existence of the independent nations of South Ossetia and Abkhazia yesterday over the vehement objections of the… Continue Reading
Senator Joe taking a trip to Georgia isn’t going to quiet it. Obama still needs to shore up his foreign policy credentials, and naming Biden as his running mate would be a really good way to do it. Despite some… Continue Reading