The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has publicly supported Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine and even called it “sacred,” but Pope Francis has not denounced him. Instead, Francis has avoided even offering a mild critique of Kirill…
The latest rhetoric from Mad Dog Putin is very concerning. He is dangerously escalating, again. The man is Hitlering up, again. If the very recent past is prologue, watch out. The rhetoric is now approaching literal nuclear levels. “Ukraine, saturated…
On July 6, 1914, German Foreign Minister Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg sent a telegram to Germany’s Ambassador to Austria-Hungary instructing him to inform Emperor Francis Joseph that while Kaiser Wilhelm II “cannot interfere in the dispute now going on between…
Next Sunday, French voters will decide on their next president. While most of the country and the rest of the world are united, for valid reasons, against populist Marine Le Pen, the truth of the matter is that voters have…
Wednesday What the heck is going on? In the incredibly brave Ukrainian people we have a nation which will fight to the last man, to the last bullet, for its freedom. We have seen so many people we have helped…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a turning point in world history. But what will it mean for future generations? It could affirm the right to self-determination, or it could mark the end of it. Vladimir Putin, a troglodyte left over from…
A particularly thoughtful student of mine expressed her concerns about the situation with Russia and Ukraine. She’s alarmed by Putin’s blatant aggression, with no doubt that he’s the bad guy. But she’s uneasy about being on the side of the…
I It is July 1, 1899, and Julie Manet is navigating the crooked streets and alleys of Paris’ disreputably bohemian Pigalle district. Her destination is the studio of Edgar Degas, who is said to be working on a sensational new…
With the arrival of April, we now enter the third month of Russia’s demonic assault on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s intentions, reflected by his illegal seizure of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and continued provocation of a “hybrid” war in Ukraine…
