Author Archives: Michael Wehle

Sometimes I read the news and I feel like a kid again.

Irina Novik, Russian Election Monitor: Following the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and the wives of mobilized men, whose “uprisings” were suppressed, Russian service members and their relatives have emerged as a new source of dissent, posting daily on social media … Continue reading →

I used to watch this as a kid and am gaining new appreciation for it today.

Guardian: Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America, amid his escalating trade war with Canada. The order directs federal agencies to adopt the name-change on US maps, … Continue reading →

[Peter] Reddaway has emphasized that modern Russian political life cannot be understood without reference to “political technology,” which represents an extreme form of political consultancy involving manipulation of individuals and large-scale deception. Since, Reddaway explained, at the core of any … Continue reading →