Why is Pope Francis blaming the West for Russia’s war?
(May 5) The sainted Pope John Paul II, almost at the cost of his own life, spoke with great moral clarity and courage against Russian hegemonic aims; Pope Francis, unfortunately, […]
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Don’t ‘calibrate’ against Russia; WIN the war.
Two columns against our over-hesitant help for Ukraine against Russia. Expelling Russia from Interpol should be just the barest start (April 26): Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is […]
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Why and how we should help Ukraine
Two columns related to the ongoing war. The first one describes a remarkable event plus a remarkable movie. (Links to the full pieces embedded in the headlines.) Film and symphony […]
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Conservative Sen. Ben Sasse outclassed Sen. Chris Murphy
(March 18) Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska ran rings around Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, on the Senate floor Thursday, making three important points in the process. Earlier, Murphy had tweeted out […]
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Why the United States is worth fighting for
(March 14) Criticism justly is raining on the large numbers of Democrats and young people who say they would flee the U.S. rather than “stay and fight” if our nation […]
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Kick Russia off of U.N. Security Council
(March 9) Faced with continuing atrocities perpetrated at the command of dictator Vladimir Putin, the United Nations ought to take the Ukrainian ambassador’s advice: expel Russia from the Security Council […]
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Concede no territory to Putin
(March 8) Even as Russia bumbles and stumbles in its attempt to subjugate Ukraine, numerous Nervous Nellies are suggesting the West should give dictator Vladimir Putin an “off ramp” that […]
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Whole world, including Russian generals, should hobble Putin
Two pieces on the most consequential war so far this century, and on how Vladimir Putin should be stopped. (Links to full column embedded in headlines.) Russians should defenestrate Putin […]
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To an extent, all Americans should back Biden on Ukraine
(Feb. 16) As we await news about whether Russia has invaded Ukraine, all Americans should remember the dual wisdom about when politics should stop at the water’s edge and when […]
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Giuliani prosecutors put Sixth Amendment at risk.
(June 7, 2021) Journalists angry about the Justice Department snooping into reporters’ records should be equally outraged at the department’s infringement of attorney-client privilege in its investigation of former New […]
