A Ukrainian Army Chaplain “Must Keep His Spirits Up.” Visiting hospitals, officiating at funerals, and comforting the traumatized, a Baptist in a battered van offers food, empathy, and prayers to his flock fighting the Russian invaders.
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Ukrainian Public Opinion Remains Determined Against Russian Aggression
But recent surveys show the country is wary of a peace-for-land deal with Moscow and nervous about continued Western support.
Posted inMagazine
How the Right’s Illiberal Past Became Present
A spate of new books reexamines the conservative movement’s history of worshipping authoritarians.
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As Ukraine Struggles, Fears of Russian Aggression Soar in Poland
An eyewitness report from Poland where the author meets with members of the nation’s political elite, who, like the rest of the Western-leaning nation, is haunted by the specter of Moscow defeating Kyiv and Putin taking the war to them.
Posted inUkraine
How Ukrainians Are Dealing with Republicans Dithering Over Military Aid
In Kyiv and across the beleaguered nation, there’s a certain sang-froid as Republicans block an aid deal and even as a Trump could return to power, but they know that their future depends on Washington keeping its word.
Posted inPolitics
Trump, DeSantis Say They Just Want Peace in Ukraine. Don’t Fall for It.
Like Charles Lindbergh and the original “America First” crowd, they love what the authoritarians are selling.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
How to Rein In Elon Musk
The tech titan controls Twitter, Tesla and a vital satellite network, and has too much power. Fortunately, the government has the legal and regulatory authority to constrain him.
Posted inPolitics
Duterte, the Philippine Trump, Bids Farewell
As the Manila strongman comes to the end of his term, Filipinos, like Americans, still live in the shadow of authoritarianism.
Posted inPolitics
The Trauma of Ukraine’s Civilians Will Haunt Them, and Us, for Generations
The psychic scars of Putin’s war are already showing. Mental health professionals from Ukraine and around the world are racing to help.
Posted inPolitics
Putin’s War on Ukraine and the Perversion of the Letter “Z”
The Russian dictator has stripped Ukraine bare and stolen a symbol of freedom and hope.
