Medvedchuk to run for President of Ukraine?

Viktor Medvedchuk is not one of my favorite people. Back in the pre-Yushchenko days, he was basically Darth Vader to President Kuchma’s evil Emperor. It was Viktor Medvedchuk who censored and controlled public opinion, distributing Soviet-style temniki talking points to the media. Members of his political party, the SDPU(o) are making [...]

Independents now evenly divided on Obama

PoliticalWire reports a new poll showing independents evenly split over Obama. And this is only a few weeks into his administration. If present trends continue, we’ll see wholesale independent buyer’s remorse. Obama’s overall numbers are average for a president at this point — 56% — but he’s doing little to arrest the erosion [...]

Russian military soon to acquire 1990s-level tech marvels

While Russians celebrated a quick win over Georgia, after-action analysis revealed major weaknesses in the Russian military. Outdated equipment, poorly trained troops, weak intelligence, and spotty logistics are only a partial list of problems facing the Russian military.
Much like neighboring Ukraine, Russia has long needed to downsize its military. This would allow [...]

Return rates to Mexico continue to rise

Anyone who’s studied immigration history knows that return rates have always been high among immigrants. American mythology posits hungry, eager peasants arriving in America, remaining here and quickly Americanizing. Quite simply, that’s a myth. A few immigrant groups did come here to stay — the Irish and the Jews among them. [...]

Stimulating ourselves to death?

Stimulating Ourselves to Death — They might sound great, but do stimulus packages work? Read more over at ReasonOnline.

Union hypocrisy — SEIU economizes by firing workers

If irony were glucose, labor unions would put me in a sugar coma. These organizations ostensibly fight for the rights of the working man, but consistently undermine the rights and interests of the very people they claim to serve.
A few examples:

1. Unions oppose immigration reform, while the flood of illegals [...]

Beer: Creation, Fall, Redemption and Jimmy Carter

I thought I’d do a themed post today — the creation, fall and redemption of beer. We could probably make it into an allegory for something, but also probably shouldn’t.
So once upon a time, America was a land of many wonderful beers. First the Puritans bent the elbow. Then German immigrants filled our [...]

Cartel Wars — Border Security IS National Security

This should get your attention: “Warring drug cartels are blamed for more than 560 kidnappings in Phoenix in 2007 and the first half of 2008…”
Drug violence is epidemic in Mexico, with 7,000 people killed in 2007 and 2008 alone. Unsurprisingly, Mexican drug dealers don’t respect our border any more than do their fellow citizens.
It’s [...]

Iraq combat deaths at 6-year low

This is great news — Iraq combat deaths are at a six-year low.

Ukrainian megachurch pastor finally taken down

Anyone moving in Ukrainian religious circles knows the name Sandea “Sunday” Adelaja. He’s the pastor of the largest Protestant church in Ukraine, the Embassy of God, which claims over fifty thousand members. If you tell someone in Kiev that you’re an Evangelical, they’re apt to respond, “You’re a Sunday-ist?” Many, many people have come [...]