"Globalism" is often the most self-interested and "nationalist" thing you can do. It has been a bonanza to the United States, for sure. In capitalism… - Jay Nordlinger

Individuals are responsible for their actions. And yet . . . No man is an island. We are all subject to influences, good and bad.

One more word on talking, before I stop talking, at least about this subject: You or I may not like the talker, but talk matters, much of the time. It is especially significant when the talker is lonely — when most around him are keeping mum.

Nemtsov sacrificed a lot for politics, for a freer Russia — and I’m not just talking about his life, his mortal life.