Crass culture
Last year’s worst culture bombs can finally be put to rest

With another awards season behind us, it always seems prudent to look back on the year that was. The Grammys and Oscars allow us to trumpet the accomplishments of the […]

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Western fears of Russia are unrealistic, but Russian fears of the West are not
A new report by RAND Corp. states that Russia has built a defensive military not capable of global or even regional aggression because it fears NATO expansion may be leading to a mass attack on Russia.

It is a widely held assumption in America that Russia has aggressive, expansionist ambitions and has created a military with the necessary capabilities since the fall of the Soviet Union. […]