Tag: Russia
Oct. 14, 2022
What We Owe Vladimir Putin
Let there be no mistake: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds the current title as the world’s wickedest and most dangerous man. He is waging a…
Jun. 10, 2022
Ukrainian and Russian students share thoughts on the ongoing war while the Drexel community stands with Ukraine
Just hours before playing the NCAA Final National Championship with the Drexel Women’s Squash team, Alina Bushma heard the news of Russia invading her home…
Jul. 27, 2018
Getting the facts straight on the Russia and U.S. meeting
It is the ultimate task of the journalist, whether it be a small and independent source as myself, or a large and diverse source as…
Jul. 27, 2018
Democracy in the U.S might not have a future
The question this essay asks — does democracy have a future? — must start, I think, with the question of what its present condition is.…
Mar. 9, 2018
Russia has much bigger arms than us
The stakes have never been higher for the United States, as the pressure significantly escalated in the global arms race when Russian president, Vladimir Putin…
Nov. 17, 2017
The Russian Revolution changed politics
This Nov. 7 saw, by the Gregorian calendar, the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. By any measure, it was the most important political event…
Nov. 3, 2017
Obama’s role in the 2016 election
We thought we knew what there was to know about the 2016 election. Then it turned out that we didn’t. Now it seems increasingly clear…
Jul. 28, 2017
How to choke on a big nothing burger
In “The French Connection II,” Gene Hackman’s Popeye Doyle, quitting heroin cold turkey, asks for a big, juicy American hamburger with the blood dripping out…
Jul. 14, 2017
Investigating Trump won’t be that simple
As the investigation into Trump’s potential ties with Russia proceeds, many commentators are itching to know when the first signs of his downfall will appear.…
Apr. 21, 2017
Ready for another war?
It’s clear that Donald Trump’s first hundred days haven’t turned out to be the walk in the park he envisioned. The most spectacularly unqualified and…