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Today’s podcast asks whether establishment opinion is now beginning to turn slightly against Zelensky on the grounds that he really needs to have a path to surrender—even though Ukraine is winning. Also, why is the tradcon right celebrating the victory of a Hungarian politician who sides with Putin? And why is Disney diving headfirst into the culture wars? Give a listen.
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Your description of the atrocities in an upscale suburb of Kyiv makes me think the Russians are trying to kill or deport the Ukrainian leadership class. This reminds me of the Katyn Massacre where the Russians did the same in Poland.
Quote: “why is the tradcon right celebrating the victory of a Hungarian politician who sides with Putin?”
Well, why do people want to use natural gas when it still emits some carbon, in the face of that impending disaster of Imminent Horrific Global Warming? Because the alternatives (coal, wind) are all a lot worse worse, and you need to balance the choices and select the least bad alternative.
In the case of Hungary, the opposition party was essentially the coalition of leftist Brussels stooges. The Hungary choice was whether to be independent with some questionable friends or be completely run by Germany, France, and Belgium.