'Why did you move to Russia?'

That's the number one question I'm asked.

If I were merely visiting Russia during the SMO, one could write me off as a thrill seeker, a rebel, or merely someone who is very curious.

But to move here during one of the worst possible times...that takes something different.

When I visited Russia for the first time in 2023, I was shocked: none of the propaganda I had heard was true, and Moscow was a clean, beautiful, and modern city.

The government was modern and efficient,…

“Gaza is one of the most intense civilian punishment campaigns in history.”

— Robert Pape, University of Chicago professor and military historian.