The Brief — Zelenskyy Superstar
The visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London, Paris, and Brussels is yet another example that he and his advisers in Kyiv are excellent communicators, capable of advancing the…
February 10, 2023
Pence Gets Subpoena From Special Counsel in Jan. 6 Investigation
The move by Jack Smith, the special counsel, is one of the most aggressive in his investigation of Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power and is likely to lead…
Is Putin’s Russia heading for collapse like its Czarist and Soviet predecessors?
On January 31, delegates gathered at the European Parliament in Brussels for a conference exploring the prospects for the “decolonization” of Russia. Organized by MEPs from the European Conservatives and…
With Legislative Prospects Dim, Democrats to Highlight Past Bills
Senator Chuck Schumer says the party’s main priority will be to make certain that sweeping laws of the past two years are implemented — and that Democrats get credit. Send…
Biden Finds a Political Foil as He Warns of Social Security and Medicare Cuts
President Biden used his visit to the University of Tampa to talk about what he says are Republican proposals to cut entitlements. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Countering Russian threats to global financial security
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has awoken the Western world to the threat posed by Kremlin aggression and Russian weaponization of global institutions. For years, the Kremlin and its proxies…
Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to bankrupt the Ukrainian breadbasket
While Western countries are providing desperately needed military and economic support to the Ukrainian government, private businesses in Ukraine are struggling largely on their own to survive the devastation caused…