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Russia

“They made a desert and called it peace”

John Fea   |  March 8, 2022

Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage explain what Putin is up against in Ukraine and at home. This will not turn our well for him. Here is a taste of their piece in Foreign Affairs, “What if Russia Loses?”: Putin is […]

Why some on the Christian Right support Russia

John Fea   |  March 7, 2022

Historian Bethany Moreton explains the links between American conservatives (and conservative evangelicals) and Russia. Here is a taste of her piece at The Washington Post: From 1992 to 1997, a consortium of major U.S. evangelical organizations raised $60 million to bring former […]

The meaning of Putin’s invasion. A Cold War historian weighs-in.

John Fea   |  March 2, 2022

Mary Elise Sarotte teaches history at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Here is a taste of her piece at The New York Times: The Russian president has now definitively put an end to the post-Cold War […]

Putin the victim

John Fea   |  March 2, 2022

Over at The New Yorker, Masha Green writes, “Even if his hold on power is precarious, he can still convince Russians that the whole world is conspiring against them.” Here is a taste of her piece: An atomized society held […]

How are evangelicals responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Part 2

John Fea   |  February 26, 2022

Yesterday we offered a “Bonus Roundup” on how American evangelicals are responding to the invasion. Today we have part two: Dinesh D’Souza, a favorite of conservative evangelicals and the former president of the evangelical The Kings College, is backing Putin: […]

The Eric Metaxas Show pushes pro-Putin propaganda. His show is little more than an outlet to promote conspiracy theories

John Fea   |  February 25, 2022

In the episode of The Eric Metaxas Show I have posted below: Eric Metaxas criticizes the “Deep State” for not welcoming Russia into the community of nations after the Fall of communism. He implies that the West is to blame […]

Evangelical leaders “face reckoning over praise for Putin”

John Fea   |  February 25, 2022

Here is Steve Rabey at Religion Unplugged: For most of the past century, America’s conservative Christians and conservative politicians were united in the firm belief that the communist USSR — and later, Russia — was anti-American, anti-God and a threat […]

Ukraine soldiers on Snake Island will not back down

John Fea   |  February 25, 2022

This is war. Watch: Here is some context.

Zelensky: “This might be the last time you see me alive”

John Fea   |  February 25, 2022

Here is Barak Ravid at Axios: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders “this might be the last time you see me alive” during a video conference on Thursday night, two European sources briefed on the call tell Axios. State […]

Bonus roundup: How are evangelicals responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

John Fea   |  February 25, 2022

The European Evangelical Alliance says there is “no justification” for Putin’s invasion. National Association of Evangelicals: Former Trump lawyer, court evangelical, and Liberty University Falkirk Center fellow Jenna Ellis smells an opportunity to politicize the invasion: The Russian Evangelical Alliance […]

No one should take Tucker Carlson seriously

John Fea   |  February 24, 2022

This morning we called your attention to Carlson’s Father Coughlin-like support of Vladimir Putin. Over at The Washington Post, Margaret Sullivan reminds us of what a Fox News lawyer once said about the right-wing pundit. Here is a taste: Carlson […]

The New York Times condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine

John Fea   |  February 24, 2022

Here is a taste of the editorial: …Vladimir Putin is giving a master class in dangerous and destructive leadership and making it all the more important that President Biden and other nations stand resolutely together in the face of threats, […]

Tucker Carlson is on Russia’s side. He’s the new Father Charles Coughlin

John Fea   |  February 24, 2022

William Saletan nails it. Here is a taste of his piece at The Bulwark: Eighty years ago, when a dictator rose to power in Europe and invaded his neighbors, he found an ally in the United States. The dictator was […]

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