I find it difficult sometimes to adequately explain to Americans Vladimir Putin's popularity in Russia. We get media stories about Putin's tightening hold on media and political freedoms, and Americans automatically assume that the Russian people must resent this...
While I was in grad school, I helped to make ends meet by tutoring high school students. Believe or not, I'm actually high-school competent in a wide variety of subjects. Unfortunately, though, a...
With his approval ratings in the low thirties--historic lows for a sitting President--Bush is now turning to "history" to vindicate him and his decisions on Iraq. He's hoping to become another...