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Walter C. Uhler is an independent scholar and freelance writer whose work has been published in numerous publications, including The Nation, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Journal of Military History, the Moscow Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. He also is President of the Russian-American International Studies Association (RAISA).
SHARE Friday, August 26, 2022 Flawed Estimates of Russian and Ukrainian Military Casualties
The "fog of war" in Ukraine has been compounded by biased reporting about military casualty rates in Russia and Ukraine, rendering a realistic assessment of he state of the war there problematic.
SHARE Thursday, July 14, 2022 The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order
This is part two of my review of Gary Gerstle's book, The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order, and specifically addrsses the reason for its rise and fall, as well as its harmful impact on many Americans.
(6 comments) SHARE Sunday, April 3, 2022 The Best Analysis Yet About the War in Ukraine
As a long-time student of Russia, I've attached an article from today's Johnson's Russia List that most accurately captures the origin and current situation in Russia's war against Ukraine. The author argues that the war began on February 18th, not with Russia's invasion on February 24th.
(8 comments) SHARE Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Trump, Hannity, and America's Long National Nightmare
Part two of my review of Brian Stelter's new book, titled, HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth, turns its attention to the reciprocal brown nosing by Trump and Sean Hannity to energize the cult supporting both Trump and Fox News -- to America's detriment.
(5 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 3, 2020 One Big Hoax: Donald Trump and Fox News (Part One)
This is part one of a two part review essay of Brian Stelter's new book, HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, August 10, 2020 Destroying Our Country From Within: Trump's Assault on America (Part three: The Pandemic)
Part three of my review of Mary Trump's book attempts to substantiate her suspicion that uncle Donald possesses a "dependent personality disorder." Its hallmarks include an inability to make decisions, refusal to take responsibility, discomfort with being alone, and the going to extreme lengths to obtain support from others.
(7 comments) SHARE Sunday, August 2, 2020 Destroying Our Country From Within: Trump's Assault on America (Part Two)
This is part two of my review of Mary Trump's book. Its focus is on substantiating Ms. Trump's observation of uncle Donald's learning disability, as well as his refusal to learn whenever the presentation of new information threatens to humiliate him.
(5 comments) SHARE Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Destroying Our Country From Within: Trump's Assault on America (Part One)
This is part one of a three part review of Mary Trump's book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man. It provides concrete evidence to support Ms. Trump's claims about Donald's sociopathy.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, July 12, 2020 My Invitation to Let President Trump Know What I Think of Him
Today, I -- a liberal Democrat -- was invited to complete a fundraising poll inquiring as to what I think about President Trump. It reminded me of the time when Republicans made the mistake of inviting me to George W. Bush's President's Dinner in 2007. In both instances, I was given a direct line to campaign officials for stating what was on my mind.
SHARE Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Sergei Vasilievich Utechin's "You Tube" Reflections on Isaiah Berlin
1n 1997 Walter C. Uhler and George Enteen interviewed Russian historian S.V. Utechin. In the initial interview Utechin discussed his encounters with the reknowned philosopher Isaiah Berlin. Now, those discusiions hav been published on You Tube
(38 comments) SHARE Thursday, July 30, 2015 Appropriating Russia's History to Bolster Ukrainian Nationalism
The celebrations in Moscow and Kiev of the one thousand year anniversary of the death of Prince Vladimir (who brought Christianity to Russia)provided an occasion to note how Ukraine's leaders appropriate Russia's history to bolster Ukrainian nationalism.
(63 comments) SHARE Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Seeking the Truth about Ukraine
Richard Sakwa has written the most judicious and comprehensive book about the recent events in Ukraine to date.
(31 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 18, 2015 The New York Times Sinks to a New Journalistic Low in its Reporting on Ukraine
Either out of Russophobic deceit or incompetence, the Times seems determined to deny that murders by snipers were committed by anti-government protesters, probably with the help of the CIA, that sparked the coup in Kiev that overturned Viktor Yanukovych's democratically elected government.