Bob McCarty Writes

Liberals and Russians alike seem to basking in the glow of four-decades-old nostalgia. Before they go too far with it, perhaps they should take note of a statement made yesterday by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She said, in part, “This is not 1968.” ‘This is not 1968.’ Liberals should take note of Secretary Rice’s [...]

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Though I walked away from my Russian language classes more than 20 years ago with only rudimentary language skills, I learned a lot about the Russian people by studying their proverbs. Below, I share some Russian proverbs I think might shed light on the current conflict between Russia and Georgia: Proverb: Where two are fighting, [...]

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Aware of breaking news from Russia and Georgia and of the fact that Republican presidential candidate John McCain is making a stop today at the Iowa State Fair, I think an Iowa-related flashback is in order. Travel back in your mind to Oct. 24, 2007, when John McCain met with members of The Des Moines [...]

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Sixty years ago at midnight, the State of Israel came into being and was immediately recognized by the United States and the Soviet Union. In his American Minute entry for May 14, 1948. A homeland for the thousands of Jews who were persecuted and displaced during World War II, Israel was attacked the next day [...]

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Suspecting it to be a left-wing effort to shift credit for defeating the Soviet Union’s military in Afghanistan almost 30 years ago away from Ronald Reagan and to a Democratic Party congressman from Texas whose name the film bears, I told myself I wouldn’t spend good money to see Charlie Wilson’s War. I changed my [...]

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For some interesting news about Russia under the thumb of President Vladimir Putin, I turn to our friends at La Russophobe who report this morning about foreigners being “purged” from the country that’s beginning to look more and more like the Soviet Union of the Cold War Era: The Moscow Times reports on barbaric bedlam [...]

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I found an interesting item today at the Strange Maps blog. I’ve filed it under “Russian Fantasies.” Take a look and let me know if you agree: It’s the year 2053, and the world looks very different from today. There are no more than 5 superstates left on the face of the planet: An American [...]

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