It is a sad commentary on the state of SCOTUS jurisprudence and political capture that anything not completely regressive or disastrous from this court now feels like a surprise gift brought by Santa at Christmas time.
In recognition of the first anniversary of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX, we are reprinting this story written in 2018 by a member of our Mentor-Apprentice Program.
Paul Smith has served in the Ukrainian army since the beginning of the Russian invasion. He has been close to losing his life and says this war is much worse than what he experienced in Afghanistan.
If you had asked Vladimir Putin in February of last year how much territory he thought he would have won by now, the answer probably would not have been “We’re hoping for some marginal gains in eastern Ukraine.”