Vladimir Putin Slams ‘Obsolete Liberalism.’ What Prevents Western Leaders from Doing the Same?

Vladimir Putin Slams ‘Obsolete Liberalism.’ What Prevents Western Leaders from Doing the Same?

The Russian leader had some very candid comments about the state of Western democracies, bound as they are by the liberal idea, which Putin says has “outlived its purpose.” Last week, on the eve of the G20 summit in Japan, Vladimir Putin sat down for a lengthy interview in the Kremlin with the Financial Times….

How Russia’s President Putin Explains the End of the ‘Liberal’ Order

How Russia’s President Putin Explains the End of the ‘Liberal’ Order

On 27 July, the Financial Times published a long and wide ranging interview with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. A full transcript is currently available through this link. The talk is making some waves: Putin: Russian president says liberalism ‘obsolete’ – BBC Vladimir Putin says liberalism has ‘outlived its purpose’ – Irish…

Pakistan Picked The Right Spy Chief And Got The Right People Upset

Pakistan Picked The Right Spy Chief And Got The Right People Upset

Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed was chosen to head Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency last week, infuriating the country’s liberals and indirectly drawing the ire of India as well, with the infowar pushback against him strongly suggesting that he’s the right man for the job because his appointment got the right people upset. The appointment…

Is the Liberal Hour Ending in the West?

Is the Liberal Hour Ending in the West?

Hillary Clinton called them “the deplorables.” Barack Obama called them losers who “cling” to their Bibles, bigotries and guns. To President Jean-Claude Juncker of the European Commission, they are “these populist, nationalists, stupid nationalists… in love with their own countries.” Well, “stupid” they may be, and, yes, they do love their countries, but last week…

Pakistani Liberals Should be Ashamed at Being on the Same Side as Foreign Fascists

Pakistani Liberals Should be Ashamed at Being on the Same Side as Foreign Fascists

There are two groups among whom a pathological hatred of Pakistan is becoming ever more pronounced and vicious. The first group are Pakistani liberals themselves, whether those living in Pakistan or those living abroad. The second group are white westerners who identify as neo-Nazis/fascists and/or white supremacists. While modern western fascists and Pakistani liberals would…