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70th Anniversary of Carpatho-Ukraine

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

President Yushchenko was in Chust the other day, observing the 70th anniversary of the founding of Carpatho-Ukraine. This was a short-lived federation created in the Carpathian Mountains on the eve of World War II. For this post, I’m including excerpts from an unpublished article I’ve written on Ukraine and Ukrainian-Americans during WWII. [...]

Dollhouse finds its inner Joss

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If Dollhouse makes it into multiple seasons, then Episode 6 will be remembered as the moment the show finally hit its stride. Looking back through Joss Whedon’s œuvre, he typically ramps up slowly — both Angel and Buffy were “monster of the week” throughout their first seasons (Firefly jumped quickly to greatness, [...]

Update on the Ternopil elections in Ukraine

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Veronica Khokhlova, probably the best blogger covering Ukraine today, has an after-action review of the Ternopil elections. The final results are just as bleak for Yulia Tymoshenko as the initial count appeared to be:
“Tyahnybok’s Svoboda won the election (34.69%, 153,038 votes, 50 seats out of 120), presidential chief of staff Victor Baloha’s United [...]

Dagestan heats up for the Russians

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Five Russian soldiers and at least 14 militants are dead in Dagestan (which incidentally sounds like a GREAT title for a thriller.) The clashes took place on Thursday, about thirty klicks from the capital of Makhachkala. Russia is currently stepping-up operations against Dagestani separatists. At the same time, economic problems [...]

Better wages and bonuses after immigration raids

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

One of the largest immigration raids in recent history was the 2006 raid against the Swift & Co. meatpacking corp. The raids hit several factories around the country, arresting around 1,300 illegal aliens. A full 23% of the Swift workforce was illegal.
The Center for Immigration Studies has followed the aftermath of [...]

More evidence Indies are slowly trending GOP

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Charlie Cook has some encouraging data over at National Journal — it looks like the Democratic advantage on generic ballots may have ended. Quinlan Rosner Research (Democrat) and Public Opinion Strategies (Republican) just published a poll on overall party support. Some key findings:
1. Americans split 42%-42% on a generic Congressional ballot.
2. Democrats [...]

Does the Kremlin have online goon squads?

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m tempted to say something about bears and the woods/popes and Catholicism.
The article over at OpenDemocracy is a reprint of an Expertiza.ru article from about a year ago. But it’s still interesting reading. The editor of Expertiza asserts that the Russian FSB has legions of totalitarian supporters which mob anti-government forums, [...]

More Evidence — Evangelicals have babies, seculars buy small dogs

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 20, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The Economist has a great article on religion and fecundity: Faith equals Fertility. The author, Anthony Gottlieb, confirms what I’ve been saying for ages — that religion and childbearing are strongly correlated. While I’ve tended to focus on North America, Gottlieb brings in data from Europe and Israel as well.
He acknowledges [...]

Tymoshenko and Yushchenko meet in Brussels

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Both Tymoshenko and Yushchenko were recently in Brussels for the yearly summit of the European People’s Party (EPP). The EPP is a transnational political coalition comprising parties from both inside and outside the European Union.
As you likely know, the former Orange Revolution allies have now become political opponents, permanently fracturing the orange coalition. [...]

Yushchenko calls for rehabilitation of Hetman Mazeppa

By J. Wesley ⋅ March 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

During a visit to the home village of Hetman Mazepa today, Yushchenko called for the rehabilitation of the historic Cossack leader’s reputation.
The legacy of Hetman Mazepa has always been controversial, with Ukrainians and Russians dividing strongly over the issue. In Russian mythology, Mazepa was a terrible villain — a betrayer of his rightful [...]

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