Tag Archives: Russia

Let’s check up on those low approval ratings

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: [T]he Ukrainian president penned an open letter to his Moscow counterpart, inviting him to the negotiating table. “When you came to power in Russia more than twenty-six years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed you positively,” … Continue reading →

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Have you noticed what one news medium is doing re Trump?

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Naomi

While you’re raging over, say, the New York Times headlines (even Paul Krugman did a job on the one misstating Trump’s “achievements”), I’ve been spotting a subtle but meaningful difference in the way the paper reports about Trump statements. Today, … Continue reading →

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What’s doing in the world of autocrats and autocrat trainees?

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Naomi

It’s unusual when Harper’s Weekly Review has an expansive block of facts on one theme. Today, though, I didn’t have to be too clever to understand what Harper’s is getting at: the behavior of Big and Little Brothers all over … Continue reading →

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