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Tag Archives: me
Measuring Democracy I: Introducing the Karlin Freedom Index (KFI)
I’ve been meaning to make an in-depth study of the 3 major “freedom indices” – Polity IV (the most objective one), the Economist Democracy Index (fairly arbitrary) & Freedom in the World (a purely ideological project) – for more than … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House
Tagged authoritarianism, history, human rights, me, politics, rant
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The Kremlinologist Catechism
This is a reprint of my article for the Sep/Oct 2010 issue of Russian Life magazine. It is a condensed version of Rosstat and Levada are Russophobia’s Bane. Enjoy! There is a Catechism that dominates American discourse on Russia today. Just … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged authoritarianism, core article, economy, human rights, liberasty, me, medvedev, morale, opinion poll, politics, putin, Russia Resources, russians, russophobes, western hypocrisy, western media
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My Interview on Middle East Geopolitics, Afghanistan and Iran & the Bomb with Marat Kunaev
I was recently interviewed on Middle East geopolitics and the Iran Question by Marat Kunaev, a blogger and translator at InoForum. I would like to thank him for the opportunity to express my views on the topic and providing a possible … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime Oblivion
Tagged afghanistan, armenia, azerbaijan, caucasus, china, energy, futurism, geopolitics, georgia, india, international relations, interview, iran, islam, islamophobia, israel, me, middle east, military, peak water, rise of the rest, Russia Resources, usa, war, water, western hypocrisy
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Sublime News #2
1. In response to Gregor’s surprise over my lack of mention of the Dubai assassination – don’t think it’s important or that anything substantial will come out of it. Britain may make a media ruckus over the faking of their … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime News
Tagged belarus, china, climate change, demography, economy, energy, georgia, global warming, Humor, israel, me, middle east, military, politics, rant, Russia Resources, russophobes, terrorism, turkey, ukraine, usa
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What I Believe: 2 Year Update
I’ve remembered about the article What We Believe I wrote two years back, in the early days when I was still writing anonymously (as “stalker”) and was pretending to be a team. Had fun rereading it, almost like a time … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Life in General
Tagged authoritarianism, culture, economy, ethics, feminism, human rights, life, marxism, me, morale, philosophy, rant, usa, vision
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Interview @ Siberian Light
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged collapse, core article, human rights, imperialism, interview, liberasty, life, me, morale, philosophy, politics, putin, rant, resource depletion, Russia Resources, russians, russophobes, singularity, soviet union, usa, western hypocrisy, western media
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Responses to common Russophobe “Arguments”
At certain venues, “Russophiles” take a lot of flak for holding the beliefs and worldviews that they do. Many of their “arguments” can be predicted in advance based on prior experience. I’ve compiled a list of quick rebuttals to some … Continue reading
Posted in Da Russophile
Tagged blogging, liberasty, life, me, rant, russians, russophobes, western hypocrisy, western media
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Editorial: I Appear on Al-Jazeera
Here‘s the video. My section begins at 8:02. Why was my speech not exactly on-topic?