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Robert Reich22.05.2026

Have we given up on a central goal we sought to achieve more than two centuries ago? I was born just after the end of World War II. The first half of the 20th century marked a particularly difficult, violent era. But the 21st century so far has been, well, one trauma after another. It […]

Vitaly Golovkov21.05.2026

This is one of the “hottest” and most tangled topics in modern law. The problem is that the legal machinery simply cannot keep up with the speed of neural network development. If we break everything down, we run into three fundamental deadlocks: 1. The prompt as an “instruction” rather than an “object of art.” From […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky14.05.2026

Netanyahu either promised or threatened that Israel would “get off” US military aid by 2028. The Israeli Prime Minister’s key statement was his unwillingness to “wait for the next Congress.” Benjamin Netanyahu gave a rather interesting interview to the CBS program “60 Minutes.” While acknowledging that Israel receives military aid from the US, he limited […]

Alexander Palladin13.05.2026

On May 13th, 1991, an assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II in the Vatican. He was wounded with pistol shots by Mehmet Ali Ağca, member of the Turkish “Grey Wolves” group of nationalists. Previously, Ağca killed Agdi Ipekçi, editor of Turkey’s major newspaper Milliyet. He was caught and convicted, but managed to […]

Robert Reich12.05.2026

The Supreme Court’s shameful decision last Wednesday released a flood of memories — and worse. When I learned what Samuel Alito and the other Republican appointees to the Supreme Court did to the Voting Rights Act last week, I thought of Mickey. I met Mickey the summer after third grade. His family had rented one […]

Alexander Palladin12.05.2026

Ted Turner, founder of CNN, has died in the United States at the age of 87. While working in Washington, D. C. in 1980s as Bureau Chief of Izvestia I took part in half a dozen talk shows at CNN Crossfire program, debating Soviet-American relations with US politicians, journalists, and political scientists. Turner was one […]

Yuri Chekalin08.05.2026

Memory, Meaning, and Modern Relevance. Victory Day, observed on May 8 or May 9 depending on the country, marks the end of World War II in Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany. It is one of the most significant commemorations in modern history, symbolizing not only military triumph but also the resilience of societies […]

Vladimir Golstein08.05.2026

So a guy, let’s call him Sam, got so sick and tired of having the same job and living in the same house, that he decided to hit the road. In a distance he sees a very charming city on a hill. Wow, he says. That looks so promising and enticing. I want to live […]

Robert Reich07.05.2026

It’s emblematic of the conspicuous extravagance of Bezos and the billionaire class. On May 4th was the Met Gala, an annual peon to the conspicuous extravagance of America’s wealthy. Its honorary chairs this year are, appropriately, Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos. If you’d like a ticket to the Bezos Ball, all you’ll […]

Robert Reich06.05.2026

And What Democrats Should Pledge to Do About it. How can the stock market be rising to record levels while jobs and wages are going nowhere, most Americans are paying higher prices for just about everything, and consumer sentiment is in the dumps? Answer: Stock prices reflect corporate profits, which have risen to record levels. […]

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PTSD Nation?

Legal Analysis of the Future of Prompt Law

We won’t need US aid by 2028!

45th Anniversary of Assassination Attempt on Pope John Paul II

Sam Alito and My Friend Mickey

Ted Turner in Memoriam

May 8th or 9th as Victory Day

Sam and the Mirrors

May 4th Bezos Ball

The AI Job Apocalypse Is Already Happening

The Michael Jackson Biopic is Missing its Most Controversial Story

Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

The Spanish Civil War at 90: the Republic’s Response

Terminator Is about 80 Years Old