But They’re Going to Get it Good and Hard

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. – H.L. Menken

The Rematch

Most voters don’t want a rematch.

Putin Dissidents and Decadence

Vladimir Putin bills himself as a defender of the Russian Orthodox church and an enemy of Western decadence. But his job security requires the demise of his enemies. Russian dissident Alexei Navalny turned up dead on Putin’s watch last week in a gulag north of the Arctic Circle.

Prices in Russia are Low

Putin enemies fall out of windows, crash in airplanes and die of poison at an alarming rate. Add in the casualties from Putin’s Ukraine invasion and life really is cheap.

Judge Protects Deutsche Bank From Trump

Vladimir Putin sends his rivals to The Gulag. Joe Biden sends his to Judge Arthur Engoron.