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The Madness of Anders Aslund; Economic Advice for Ideologues With Too Much Money
Unwrap yourself for a starving man Come drown your thoughts if they bite you Turn off the world if it makes you hurt I’m just a clown but I like you… Max Webster, from “Let Go the Line” What follows … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Tagged corporation, economy, government, greed, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine
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Turn On Your Receiver
Turn on your receiver, I’m gonna lay it on the line; ‘cause I’m a great believer in hangin’ on to what is mine So come over here and listen; I don’t want you to be missin’ What I say: And … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Europe, Government, Law and Order, Middle East, Military, Politics, Religion, Russia, Strategy, Terrorism, Trade, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, government, greed, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, War
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Navalny Hearts Trouble
Longtime readers will recall that Yalensis has sort of a thing about Alexei Navalny, and worked harder than any real journalist I know of to get to the bottom of the KirovLes timber scandal for which he was found guilty … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Corruption, Economy, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
Tagged Alexei Navalny, economy, government, greed, liberal opposition, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
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Godfather Putin Among the Grapes of Wrath
There’s something awkwardly touching about Robert Coalson’s enduring faith. Like a child closing her eyes and reciting “I do believe in fairies” three times, he is imbued with the certainty that Russia’s collapse is just around the next corner. And … Continue reading
Posted in Alexei Navalny, Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, government, greed, liberal opposition, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
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Don’t Talk to Me About the Rule of Law. Ever Again.
“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” Voltaire An interesting poll review came out last year in The Washington Post. It will surprise no one, … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Government, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Terrorism, Ukraine, Western Europe
Tagged government, greed, Military, Politics, role models, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine
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The Game is Afoot: Follow Your Spirit, and Upon This Charge, Cry “God for Browder, King and Saint George!!”
Probably everyone is now aware of an unusual blip on the British legal radar : the visiting of charges of libel upon William Browder – naturalised British citizen who still swings enough weight with American lawmakers that he sweet-talked them … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Vladimir Putin
Tagged government, greed, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia
741 Comments
The Songs of Every Man
From a distance we all have enough, And no one is in need. And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease, No hungry mouths to feed. From a distance, there is harmony, And it echoes through the land. … Continue reading
Posted in China, Government, Middle East, Politics, Russia, Terrorism, Vladimir Putin
Tagged China, economy, government, greed, Politics, role models, Russia, tragedy
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