Call them, the reverse-refugees. That’s why Amber Brugnoli wasn’t joking. She wasn’t exaggerating, either, even if she was speaking for effect. “You can’t get to Russia or Ukraine right now,” […]
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Capito talks with WV press about Poland trip, Judge Jackson Supreme Court hearings
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spoke to members of the West Virginia press Thursday about her recent trip to Germany and Poland and her meeting with Supreme Court nominee […]
Companies that won’t pull out of Russia should be made to pay
The military options for the U.S. and NATO in Ukraine are complicated. But the economic options aren’t: All global companies should pull out of Russia until it ends its unprovoked […]
Not all propaganda aims to persuade
by Megan Hyska When Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s denazifying Ukraine, he no doubt expects some people, in Russia and abroad, to believe him. Many in the West and […]
Can Ukraine make us see that the International Criminal Court matters?
by Sara L. Ochs Two years ago, the U.S. government treated the International Criminal Court like an enemy of the state. Now, the ICC may be the only way to […]
Losing, desperate Putin can be terrifying
by Hal Brands The war in Ukraine is getting more dangerous, in part because it is going better than Ukraine’s supporters could have imagined. President Joe Biden has sought to […]
Russia shouldn’t write an Iran deal
by Jay Ambrose The United States and Iran had been negotiating a new nuclear deal, and Iran was finally ready to say, OK, here is what we are willing do. […]
U.S. walks fine line between aiding and escalating
We knew that as the war in Ukraine ramped up, President Biden’s critics — particularly Republican politicians — would oppose whatever actions he took, either by accusing him of doing […]
How will we regard the Russia-Ukraine war in 20 years?
by John M. Crisp In light of the developing catastrophe in Ukraine, one wonders if President George W. Bush regrets not having taken a harder line against Russian President Vladimir […]
Can the U.S. be energy independent?
On a press call with reporters Monday, Sen. Joe Manchin emphasized America’s need to be energy independent in the face of rising fuel costs. Before we go any further, let’s […]






