Cold War

Why Did Vladimir Putin Ban American Adoptions?

by Dr. Paul Kengor on January 8, 2013 · 4 comments

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Vladimir Putin has sparked international outcry by banning adoptions of Russian children by American families. Putin made his move on December 28, the day of the Holy Innocents, immediately halting the departure of hundreds of Russian orphans…

No Laughing Matter

by Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson on June 29, 2009 · 1 comment

Who won the Cold War? That’s a no-brainer. The United States prevailed while the Soviet Union collapsed, and the People’s Republic of China dumped Marxism; capitalism (free markets and private property) triumphed over socialism (centrally planned markets and state-owned property);…