Canceling Putin, Canceling Russians
Reason works with a contractor who lives in small-town Siberia. As Vladimir Putin’s tank convoy rolled toward Kyiv in early March and a flurry of economic sanctions were imposed on …
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Koch Network Smeared as Pro-Russia for Suggesting Sanctions Might Not Work
Stand Together is a charitable organization founded by Charles Koch that gives money to libertarian groups and causes. It works to advance classically liberal ideas on a variety of issues: …
Bitcoin Won’t Help Russia Bypass World Sanctions
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, that crusader against big banks, is no fan of bitcoin. Whether because of the environment, the economy, or most recently: international sanctions against Russia, the self-styled protector …
Economic Penalties for Putin’s Aggression Threaten To Impoverish the World
Casualties were inevitable the moment Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s army across the border into Ukraine. But after the initial tally in lost and shattered lives, destroyed homes, and depleted wealth, …
The West’s Real Ukraine Strategy Is Russian Regime Change
Regime change, wrapped in all of its fantastical failure, is making a comeback in Washington, and no one seems to notice or even care. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American …
Sanctions Won’t Defeat Russia
Reason editors Matt Welch, Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie discuss attempts to isolate Russia from the rest of the world. 2:28: Americans boycotting all things Russia. 31:26: Weekly listener …
The War in Ukraine, continued
I am astonished that in all the 24/7 coverage of the Russian invasion, so little attention is being paid to what to my eyes seems clearly to be a most …
Don’t Cancel Regular Russians
Last Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a violent invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Late that night East Coast time, the D.C. bar and restaurant Russia House—located just across the street …
Should the U.S. Be Sanctioning Russia?
Western governments have responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with swift and severe sanctions targeting the country’s financial institutions, state-owned businesses, wealthy individuals, and even President Vladimir Putin himself. The …
If Ukraine Survives, It Won’t Be Thanks To Biden’s Sanctions
Biden’s sanctions will have had nothing to do with Putin’s demise. All credit will go to the sacrifices and strength of the Ukrainian people. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American …