HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY:EXCLUSIVE: The 'Desert Ukraine to Defend Taiwan' Fallacy: Some of those interested in abandoning Ukraine to Russian conquest have recently advanced an argument supposedly based on strategic realism. The U.S. cannot provide Ukraine with the arms it needs for self-defense, they say, because to do so would make it impossible to meet our allegedly much more important need to defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion.WHO: Winter Threatens Millions of UkrainiansEXCLUSIVE: Russia – A Riddle no More, Finally the Harsh Truth (1): Winston Churchill in 1939 famously described Russia as "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." And for decades, if not centuries, the Western fascination with Russia as some sort of exotic, mysterious and enthralling alternative persisted. But now, at last the ugly predatory monster has been revealed for what it always was and continues to be. Read more
