Current Readings on May 8 – Gessen on US Diplomacy

With the close of the spring semester upon us, I'd like to write about what I'm reading that's related to the topics of this site. Today, that topic is American policy toward Russia. This article in the NYT Magazine, "The Quiet Americans behind the US–Russia Imbroglio," by Kieth Gessen, gets at a number of issues that, … Continue reading Current Readings on May 8 – Gessen on US Diplomacy

600 Million

This evening, I listened to an interview with Daniel Ellsburg, who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971. He is currently promoting a book, The Doomsday Machine, about nuclear weapons, including his time as a planner of nuclear strategy in the 1950s and 1960s. Among other topics Ellsburg addresses in the interview, he recalls an incident from 1961. … Continue reading 600 Million

Resurrected: “Research of a Different Sort”

This and other posts titled “Resurrected” are reposts from an earlier blog I kept that now, thanks to no longer being affiliated with UNC–Chapel Hill, I cannot continue to use. I’m adding them to jumpstart the process, and to provide some examples of the kind of commentary I envision adding in the coming weeks and … Continue reading Resurrected: “Research of a Different Sort”

Resurrected: “It’s Pronounced Pick-a-TEE, Comrade”

This and other posts titled "Resurrected" are reposts from an earlier blog I kept that now, thanks to no longer being affiliated with UNC–Chapel Hill, I cannot continue to use. I'm adding them to jumpstart the process, and to provide some examples of the kind of commentary I envision adding in the coming weeks and … Continue reading Resurrected: “It’s Pronounced Pick-a-TEE, Comrade”

Resurrected: “The 74th Anniversary”

This and other posts titled “Resurrected” are reposts from an earlier blog I kept that now, thanks to no longer being affiliated with UNC–Chapel Hill, I cannot continue to use. I’m adding them to jumpstart the process, and to provide some examples of the kind of commentary I envision adding in the coming weeks and … Continue reading Resurrected: “The 74th Anniversary”

Resurrected: “Demographics”

This and other posts titled "Resurrected" are reposts from an earlier blog I kept that now, thanks to no longer being affiliated with UNC–Chapel Hill, I cannot continue to use. I'm adding them to jumpstart the process, and to provide some examples of the kind of commentary I envision adding in the coming weeks and … Continue reading Resurrected: “Demographics”