Tag Archives: Communism

Ukraine Update for February 21, 2014: Yanukovych Caving? Actual Peace?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Early reports indicates that Yanukovych may finally have gotten a clue: Viktor Yanukovych conceded to the major demands made by protesters, he announced Friday on his website. He had been holding out against their raging street demonstrations for months. Yanukovych … Continue reading →

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Pussy Riot Whipped

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

That happens sometimes, when you try to escape your country’s harsh political bondage, despite the clamps and chains Putin’s police state has forced on dissidents, reformers and lesbians… (Hat tip: Moe Lane, who doesn’t seem to have realized the glorious … Continue reading →

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Evening Update on Ukraine for February 19, 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A truce has been declared between Euromaiden and Yanukovych’s forces. This is good news, as it means there’s fierce probably internal resistance in the armed forces to carry out the traditional “slaughter everyone with reach of a machine gun” method … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Update for February 18, 2014

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Lots of reports coming out of Ukraine right now, little of them good. Current reports have 22 dead in clashes between riot police and Euromaidan protestors. More from the Kiev Post. And a border crossing station between Poland and Ukraine … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Slides Toward Civil War

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I knew things in Venezuela were bad, thanks to the magic power of socialism, but now they’re poised to get a whole lot worse. “Over the past week, Venezuelan protesters have been fighting against corruption in the government, high inflation, … Continue reading →

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Slovenia Hit by Several Feet of Global Warming

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Mainly linking to this story for the amazing photos. As if living in an Ex-Communist country wasn’t bad enough, a winter storm just dumped several feet of ice on them. “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” takes on quite a different … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 29, 2014

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Lots of news from around the world, where the global economy is handing like a Kia that’s just started losing traction on an icy hill: Bundesbank: Don’t look at us, broke PIIGS, you’re going to have to screw your own … Continue reading →

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The 120th Birthday of the Greatest Mass Murderer In History

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Lawrence Person

From Dwight comes word that today is the 120th birthday of Mao Tse-Tung (aka Mao Zedong). Most people know he ruled Communist China and published his “Little Red Book” of quotations. Fewer people know that he’s the greatest mass-murder in … Continue reading →

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Nelson Mandela, RIP

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Given conservatism’s understanding of flawed, immutable human nature, our outlook can tend toward the cynical. (Or, as we like to call it, the realistic.) But every now and then, event turn out somewhat better than we expected. The most peaceful … Continue reading →

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What’s Going On In Ukraine Right Now?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Amidst Thanksgiving weekend festivities (which for me included visiting with family, eating copious amounts of food, shopping for books, and watching the Rockets beat the Nets and Spurs), I kept seeing reports of unrest in Ukraine pop up on my … Continue reading →

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