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What is to be done: Egypt

The Gormogons Posted on August 23, 2013 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 6, 2014

The Czar ponders what might be done with Egypt. In passing, he describes the Volgi as a foreign-policy cynic. One thinks of oneself as an empiricist more than a cynic, but perhaps the eye of the beholder governs. The short … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Syria, The Obama Amateur Hour, What is to be done?

Maybe Nothing Should Be Done

The Gormogons Posted on August 22, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The Czar tends to be the optimist; he leaves cynicism for 孔夫子, the Œcumenical Volgi (The Notorious ŒV) as the latter is far more experienced in matters of Что делать. But what is to be done seems to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Syria, The Obama Amateur Hour, What is to be done?

Congressional (Quiet) Approval

The Gormogons Posted on July 25, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Interesting polls lately; apparently both Democrats and Republicans alike want to replace every member of Congress. By overwhelming responses. Of course, none of that matters. Most Congressional approval ratings are pure fantasy because you only vote for your Senators and … Continue reading →

Posted in Approval Ratings, Chuck Schumer, Congress, Harry Reid, Island Dweller, What is to be done?

Jindal Agrees With The Czar

The Gormogons Posted on January 25, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Have you read Governor Bobby Jindal’s kick-in-the-pants speech from Charlotte? Read the whole thing, especially if you want to have a really good day. In the speech, Gov. Jindal lists seven things that Republicans need to do to win elections. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby Brady Jindal, Election Results, Republicans, The Czar, The Czar of Muscovy, What is to be done?

Advice on Syria: Stay Out

The Gormogons Posted on November 26, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Strange as it may seem, the Czar is inclined to agree today with both Libertarians and Democrats alike, and confess something that many Republican conservatives probably also feel. We need, for as long as possible, to stay the hell out … Continue reading →

Posted in al-Qâ’ida, Foreign Policy, Libya, Syria, What is to be done?

GOP Reform I: Introduction

The Gormogons Posted on November 16, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Part One of Seven Forget about who is to blame for the 2012 disaster. Before Republicans regroup to save the country, it’s time to get over ourselves and admit we got beat. Here’s how we keep getting beat. Hint: yeah, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Democrats, Liberals, Republicans, What is to be done?

Another Bad Gun Idea from the Media

The Gormogons Posted on August 9, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

A curious argument is starting to turn up in the wake of the Wisconsin shooting. Okay, some people are starting to acknowledge, there was no way to prevent a dirtbag like Wade Page from obtaining a firearm simply because there … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Law, Gun control, Guns, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Nazis, U.S. Constitution, What is to be done?

Unchanged Weather

The Gormogons Posted on December 20, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Well, we finally get to see what Kim Jong Ŭn (김정은) looks like. In more ways than one. This morning, some radio pundits were warning listeners that we have to wait and see what happens in North Korea; the order … Continue reading →

Posted in Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, What is to be done?

O Mores!

The Gormogons Posted on November 9, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Well, you could hardly have missed our jeremiad earlier today, in which we attacked the do-nothing immorality of Penn State officials over the Jerry Sandusky obscenity. The Czar thinks as many people should go to prison over this as can … Continue reading →

Posted in College, College Athletes, Czar-Related Firing Squads and Summary Executions, Sexual Predators, Stupid People, What is to be done?

JAB’s Modest Proposal

The Gormogons Posted on October 12, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Your Czarness: Judging by the recent posts, it seems as though you residents of the Castle have been much irritated by the Occupy Wall St. crowd and their kinfolk The 99 Percenters. Well, I think I may have hit upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Mailbag, Occupy Wall Street, Stupid People, What is to be done?

Innocence and Real Guilt

The Gormogons Posted on March 30, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

This is a story that keeps getting worse the longer it goes. Hena Akhter, 14, lived in what is described as the rural community of Shariatpur, Bangladesh, a city of 42,200 people. She was the youngest daughter in her family, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Injustice, Sharia, What is to be done?

DHS: Still Missing the Picture

The Gormogons Posted on January 2, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

A Piedmont Airlines DHC-8 flew into restricted airspace Saturday afternoon, prompting a full evacuation of the Capitol! Aircon Red! was declared! Fighters were scrambled! Occupants had two minutes to respond! Consider the Czar surprised. First, he did not know Piedmont … Continue reading →

Posted in Air defense, Aircraft, Janet Napolitano, What is to be done?

Don’t Ask; Couldn’t Tell

The Gormogons Posted on December 4, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

The Czar has not picked up on the subject of gays in the military, so we should probably say something about it. Here it is: there are gays in the military. They are already there. But what a weird thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Patriot, Gays, Military, What is to be done?

Что делать, Dr. J edition

The Gormogons Posted on March 14, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 14, 2010

Dr. J, in a letter your Volgi’s been remiss in posting, waxes a bit despondent about the looming threat of Obamacare. The bulk of his missive concerned the Slaughter Stratagem, ginned up by ’Puter’s neighbor, Weezy. Since that seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Hello Kitty, Republicans, Socialized Medicine, What is to be done?

Iran: Don’t Believe the Hype. (And, Yo! Bum Rush the Show!) [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

…what stuns me about the commentary over the last couple of days is the perception that the regime has done something shocking with this election. The regime isn’t any different today than it was the day before the election, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Iran, Naïveté, Nukes, What is to be done?

How do you say, “What is to be done?” in Pashto?

The Gormogons Posted on February 25, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 25, 2009

Your Œcumenical Volgi runs hot and cold on Ralph Peters, who is often brilliant, and often seems a tad off his rocker. Here, however, he’s in fine form on Afghanistan. Your Volgi shares his skepticism that Afghanistan, never much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, al-Qâ’ida, Ralph Peters, What is to be done?

Robert Kagan on Russia and что делать?

The Gormogons Posted on September 12, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 12, 2008

Great Congressional testimony here at the Standard‘s blog. Read it all. And hmm, he sounds a little like the Volgi… Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. gormogons.com

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Posted in Russia, What is to be done?

How do you say “The worse, the better?” in Farsi?

The Gormogons Posted on September 10, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 10, 2008

So goes the apothegm of Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevski, the nineteenth-century intelligent who, among other things, wrote a novel whose title—Что делать? What Is to Be Done?—Lenin re-used (and which the Volgi uses as a trope hereabouts). Kolya Ch. meant that … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, The Worse the Better, What is to be done?, Women

Что делать? — Burmese edition

The Gormogons Posted on August 28, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 28, 2008

Interesting post by Max Boot. Liberating Burma from SLORC (or whatever they’re calling themselves this week) is a very worthy cause, but not one that will gain widespread support these days. That said, if Thailand, India, and Malaysia were on … Continue reading →

Posted in Burma (not "Myanmar" dammit), What is to be done?

Since we’re talking about Pakistan…

The Gormogons Posted on August 22, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 22, 2008

…here, here, and here, Peter Pham has a very good piece in the National Interest on what the U.S. should do in the post-Musharraf era.* Anyway, here’s the kernel for those of you too tired to click. First, America must … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakistan, What is to be done?

Ossetian War commentary — 21 August

The Gormogons Posted on August 21, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 21, 2008

Interesting points from Fred Kagan via John McCormack at the Weekly Standard. Sounds like a fairly clear victory for Russia at this point. Victor Davis Hanson on the West’s instinct to turn on itself first. A Cato Institute writer blaming … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia, What is to be done?

Что делать? — Shout out to Mark Steyn

The Gormogons Posted on August 19, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 19, 2008

Stuart Koehl takes a very Steynian look at Russia’s demographic death spiral and its consequences for its future as a power. Worth reading. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. gormogons.com

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Posted in Russia, What is to be done?

Что делать? — Tactical edition

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 15, 2008

If the Georgians want to fight, Stuart Koehl has some ideas on how we can help. He doesn’t mention it, but we should be preemptively providing this kind of military assistance to other democratic countries in Russia’s sights, particularly Ukraine. … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia, Ukraine, What is to be done?

Что делать?

The Gormogons Posted on August 14, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 14, 2008

Charles Krauthammer has some excellent suggestions. And he grasps what this is all about: The real objective is the Finlandization of Georgia through the removal of President Mikheil Saakashvili and his replacement by a Russian puppet. If you don’t read … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Russia, What is to be done?

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