West Virginia’s senators have taken this inflection point of national energy policy to advance an “all-of-the-above strategy” while also promoting continued use of fossil fuels. Sen. Joe […]
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Speaking Russian doesn’t make me a supporter of Putin’s war
by Ruth Madievsky While celebrating Purim with my family last week, I learned that our friend Daniel Lerman’s business has received 20-30 threatening calls and emails a […]
‘Because we’re fighting this war, alone’
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 […]
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 […]
An elegy for Mariupol, Ukraine
by Trudy Rubin I still don’t know if Alina has made it out of Mariupol, or whether she is alive. When Russian bombs pummeled the Ukrainian city […]
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 […]
How can we enjoy our lives here in the U.S. when life is hell for Ukrainians?
by Stephen J. Lyons Two weekends ago, crocuses bloomed in our Midwest garden. Temperatures reached 70 degrees. In the middle of the night, we experienced our first […]
Of sentiment and social services: It costs money to house war refugees
Erik Herron’s interest and expertise is in Eastern Europe, and the WVU political professor was able to professionally deploy both during his studies 30 years ago. On […]
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 […]
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 […]
