When Pope Benedict XVI thanked the U.S. defense secretary.
Author: Jay Nordlinger
Vladimir Rumyantsev, a Russian to Know
An ordinary man — extraordinary at the same time — has become a political prisoner.
Rob Portman and Shifting Seasons
The senator from Ohio is retiring. He represents a Republicanism and a conservatism of yesterday.
‘I Am Not Afraid, and You Must Not Be Afraid’
In Russia, the opposition politician Ilya Yashin has been sentenced to prison for discussing the Bucha massacre.
‘So Much in the World Depends on You’
Notes on Ukraine, Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky, and America.
‘Light Defeated Darkness’
On Hanukkah in Ukraine, a podcast of Christmas music, etc.
The Will to Survive
Under constant assault by Russian forces, Ukrainians attempt to survive the winter, and survive as a nation.
Elephants in the Room
Reader mail on Thanksgiving, fusion, swastikas, etc.
A Plea for Humanity
On the Nobel Peace Prize lecture of a Ukrainian human-rights lawyer, Oleksandra Matviichuk.
‘The Conscience of Russia’
Memorial, the Russian civil-society and human-rights organization, shares the Nobel Peace Prize.