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March 13, 2022

Andrew Bacevich: Ukraine is Paying the Price for the U.S. “Recklessly” Pushing NATO Expansion

While the world condemns Putin for the invasion, people in the know point to the US as a major cause or culprit: "I do think that American decision-makers acted impetuously and indeed recklessly and now we're facing the consequences."...

March 12, 2022

COVID Pandemic 2nd Anniversary: 3 Things We Got Wrong, and 3 Things to Watch Out For

Exactly two years ago, on March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic....

March 11, 2022

It’s ‘Ukraine,’ not ‘the Ukraine’ – here’s why

For most of the 20th century, English speakers referred to “the Ukraine,” following Soviet practice. That’s not the case now. Ukraine’s official name in English does not include “the,” and for good reason....

March 11, 2022

Ukraine: The World’s Defence Giants are Quietly Making Billions from the War

At first they feared that the conflict would turn out to be just a Russian house of cards and the threat would dissipate....

March 11, 2022

Cradle Thief

The allure of the older man and the trouble that causes...

March 10, 2022

A Wedding Toast

"I am often asked if I know of a good poem to be read at a wedding, and here’s one." - Ted Kooser, former national poet laureate....

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Andrew Bacevich: Ukraine is Paying the Price for the U.S. “Recklessly” Pushing NATO Expansion

COVID Pandemic 2nd Anniversary: 3 Things We Got Wrong, and 3 Things to Watch Out For

It’s ‘Ukraine,’ not ‘the Ukraine’ – here’s why

Ukraine: The World’s Defence Giants are Quietly Making Billions from the War

Cradle Thief

A Wedding Toast

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