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American Humorist Will Rogers' unique take on 1926 Russia.

Recently I found myself in need of some upbeat Russian themed inspiration. I had been invited to speak about the current state of Russia-...

My Five Year Old's First Curse Word Was Shithole.

I was crouched under my couch trying to retrieve a Peppa Pig toy for my 18-month-old daughter when my five-year-old son walked up and ask...

The Cast For The Trump 2017 Miniseries

Back in April I started tweeting MY casting choices for the obvious Trump administration movie that will be produced someday soon. Updati...

Will Rogers and the Late Night Monologue

FDR laughing as Will Rogers roast him on the campaign trail in October 1932 “Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians se...

Trump's Classic Rock Nicknames For Other World Leaders

In case you missed it, on two occasions this past week Trump has called Kim Jong-Un "Rocket Man", once in a tweet and the other in his sp...

The Dangers of Either/Or Experts

HOW TO BE A RUSSIAN EXPERT 101: Take any new revelation about Bots and Russia as a green light to translate a wider than socially accepta...

Situation In Sierra Leone

Without trying to draw attention away from Hurricane Harvey's destruction in South Texas, I want to point out a recovery effort that need...

Kushner's Security Clearance Isn't Going Away

Politicians, pundits and the public are proclaiming Jared Kushner should have his security clearance revoked for having hundreds of meeti...

The Logan Act Is Dead

Explaining why The Logan Act is useless has felt like the Monty Python Dead Parrot sketch. I identify with John Cleese's character as he ...

Make Mongolia Great Again

A celebrity/businessman claims a surprising victory in a presidential election that will be known as one of the most aggressive campaigns...

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