I’m pretty confident that Hillary has made up her mind about Putin. Back when she came into office as Secretary of State, she was the sponsor of Michael McFaul, who became the US ambassador to Russia. McFaul, in turn, was the architect of the so-called “reset” initiative for Russian-American relations. This policy was either incredibly […]

Putin’s continued high rating in the Russian opinion polls today is testament, first of all, to the power of television.  Russia is not the only country where control over the airwaves allows an insider clique to dominate the national agenda. Just look at Fox News and its influence over US politics. Or consider how long […]