It’s been a dark few days, personally and professionally. We did hold a wonderful debate at The Moscow News on the subject of Russia’s image abroad. You’d think this kind of event would be tense, especially in light of the recent deadly flash floods in the south of the country (and the relief for thatContinue reading “A picture of Lev on a slide with daddy”
Category Archives: Bad News
Student debt and double standards
So ever since this interview went up on Forbes, I’ve had a couple of people dropping in here to troll – of course. I’m used to the trolling, but I’d just like to point something out: Student loans reflect a double standard in our society. You, person who calls me “one of the worst examplesContinue reading “Student debt and double standards”
Obligatory media post-mortems
Of Bryansk. Of one particularly high-profile tragedy in Bryansk. (I do think this particular case could have happened anywhere. But the domestic violence component is particularly troubling – as I have serious doubts that the mother in question could have gotten help even if she wanted to.) And of the case of Oksana Makar inContinue reading “Obligatory media post-mortems”
Alexei Kozlov found guilty yesterday
My article on this outrageous case in today’s edition of The Moscow News. I was able to attend the court proceedings on Tuesday – and our correspondent, Yulia Ponomareva, was there for the verdict yesterday – and I can tell you that this case is as nightmarish as it seems. It goes beyond the personalitiesContinue reading “Alexei Kozlov found guilty yesterday”
And the American criminal justice system is broken too
In what kind of a sick, twisted society can a mother be convicted of “stealing education” by sending her son to the wrong school district? I mean, I’ve known for a while that the whole “war on drugs” thing was just another tool of the class war in disguise (and you know what, Tupac hasContinue reading “And the American criminal justice system is broken too”
Natalia A. 