Crimean Bridge Bombing: First Thoughts

A couple of hours ago, I was contacted by WION, the major English language television broadcaster of India, with request that I comment on BBC reports that the Crimean bridge had been bombed and all passenger car traffic on the bridge was suspended. The BBC prides...

Ben Cohen, Man of Peace, Defender of Julian Assange

In vernacular English, we speak admiringly of people who “put their money where their mouth is.” Translation into proper English: we tend to admire people who not only support a cause with fine words but dip into their pocket book to support the cause...

Views on Russia and Ukraine: Who Is Delusional?

Over the past several months, I have seen the word “delusional” applied to those, like myself, who bring nonconformist, non-mainstream news and views about Russia and the Ukraine war to the reading public. Language is constantly evolving, and the shopworn...