The Worlds - lite

Sleazy is the perfect word for an op-ed in the NYT today, allegedly written by Vlad Putin hisself. I won't run it down here. Russia ...

LGBT Russians are pushing for a boycott of the Winter Olympics, to be held in Sochi in 2014. Given Putin's incredible hostility to g...

Russia is "becoming a 'bona fide' dictatorship". That's the headline at Der Spiegel. I'd argue with their use of...

There's a sad article in the New York Times about Russia's return to its authoritarian past. Putin is back in power, which means...

Chills went up my spine as I read this NYT article about the collapsing line between church and state in Russia. That something like thi...

No civilized society can have anti-blasphemy laws. The two cannot coexist. It's literally impossible. Russia doesn't seem to know ...

In America, there are powerful political forces hoping that a Christian theocracy will replace our democracy. If you don't follow t...