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Review of “The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine” by Alexander Vindman

For it is the US and its allies, I argue, that have enabled the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine. The West’s failings to constrain Russian aggression and harden Ukraine against it have nourished the Russian sense of impunity.–Alexander Vindman, The Folly of Realism, p. 3 In his introduction, author Alexander Vindman describes the history of America’sContinue reading “Review of “The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself about Russia and Betrayed Ukraine” by Alexander Vindman”

Review of “Bring Me The Head” by Don Plattner

Image by Yuri_B from Pixabay  Plot: Far from home, on the planet Caratax, the narrator’s unit of Sethorians, receive an offer from their commander: “Bring me the severed head of a Corgolian, and I will provide nanobots that let you see the color purple.” Well, yeah, that is pretty brutal. The soldiers understand that. They’re supposed toContinue reading “Review of “Bring Me The Head” by Don Plattner”