The Gist - Are We Crazy To Think Putin Is Crazy?

The Russian President is tough, cruel and ambitious. But now that he's suffered setbacks, we're hearing he's also mad.

On Todays Show Mike considers how useful it is to dwell on Putin's mental health and how accurate it is to tell ourselves that the Ukrainian resistance is indomitable. Plus, Garrett Graff author of Water Gate: A New History stops by to tell us what’s new in the land of Nixon.


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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Should We Be Triumphant or Terrified?

By all accounts, Russia’s war in Ukraine is going badly for Moscow. Vladimir Putin is now confronted with a geopolitical environment that is wholly arrayed against Western interests. That’s good for civilization, but Putin may feel he has no choice but to engage in a standoff with the West in response. Source

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Unsettled - How ANCSA reinforces, and clashes, with subsistence traditions

With guests Pete Schaeffer of the Native Village of Kotzebue and Mike Miller of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, we examine ANCSA's intersection with Indigenous subsistence traditions. With guest host Aaron Leggett, we explore how the natural resource development encouraged by ANCSA can sometimes conflict with subsistence harvests and land stewardship, and other times enhance them.

CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/28

Peace talks begin as battles continue to rage across Ukraine. Russian currency tanks under the weight of sanctions. The first January 6th trial. CBS News Correspondents Charlie D'Agata in Kiev, Ukraine, and Deborah Rodriguez have today's World News Roundup.

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