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Since the Russian invasion of Crimea in February, Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama have been in regular contact with each other, seeking to smooth over tensions in Ukraine. Regular, almost …

You always suspected it; and now the punditocracy is coming around. According to an article in The Washington Post, Russia is well on its way to returning to the politics …

An article in Britain’s The Guardian this week says that the citizens of the North Korean prison state are finally fed up with the murderous Communist regime that has kept …

Welcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future.   GET OUT THE WALLET:  The ongoing search …

See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. Ray Charles never thought much about South Ossetia, Abkhazia, or other regions that comprise the country of Georgia. Located in the Caucasus region, the …

It seems there are a lot of places Russian strongman Vladimir Putin wants to invade, now that he’s given up any pretext of running the Russian Federation like a responsible …

Some of the most popular movies and TV shows involve the concept of taking shelter from a threat. Whether it’s nuclear war (The Day After), zombies (The Walking Dead), biological …

“I can remember when the air was clean, and sex was dirty.” — George Burns One way to avoid old age is to think about it the way the great financier, …

“If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages, maybe take an animal degree…” — Lyric from a popular song by Leslie Bricusse Isn’t it odd how we claim to …

See more Living in… posts by Bruce Haring. The Armenians may be viewed by outsiders as a somewhat melancholy people. You’d be, too, if you went through what they did. It’s a …