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PREVAIL REVIEW / Barr Sinister: The Most Dangerous Man in America Wherefore art thou a traitor, Bill Barr? Greg Olear Aug 6   The PREVAIL Review: Dog Days I am on vacation. Beginning on July 26, I will run pieces from the PREVAIL archives every day until resuming new material on August 7—that is, tomorrow! During those 12 days, new subscribers will receive 15 percent off the purchase of an annual subscription.  With a paid subscription, you can join the lovely PREVAIL community and participate in the conversation. Thanks, as always, for your support! And not to jinx it, but when I go on vacation, important things DO seem to happen… Every piece at PREVAIL is free to read and always will be. No paywalls, ever. Your generous support keeps it that way. Thank you! Note: This piece, one of the first on PREVAIL, ran on December 13, 2019. He seems so nice. Unlike Paul Manafort , who presents as the mobbed-up asshole he is, or Roger Stone, who arrayed himself like a comic-book villain...

  September 21, 2022 Heather Cox Richardson Sep 22   Russian president Vladimir Putin announced today that he is mobilizing the Russian population to fight Ukraine. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu put that number at 300,000 soldiers. At the same time, the legislature abruptly changed the laws to inflict harsh penalties on those who don’t report to military duty, who surrender, or who refuse to fight. Reports suggest that 20–40% of the soldiers from some units have quit. The cost of airline tickets out of Russia immediately skyrocketed. Having called for the territories Russia claims to hold referenda on annexation to Russia, and clearly expecting that those votes will call for annexation, Putin also said that “Russia will use all the instruments at its disposal to counter a threat against its territorial integrity—this is not a bluff.” He is arguing that he will consider any Ukrainian attempt to retake its own territory as an attack on Russia and has told his people tha...