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Blowback and Russia’s Arrest of Evan Gershkovich

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023
Government grants are eventually followed by government restrictions, and dependence often turns into submission.The ultimate victim of handouts could be democracy itself: politicians cannot undermine self-reliance without subverting self-government.
– James Bovard, Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty [2023]

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
December 14, 2023
Blowback and Russia’s Arrest of Evan Gershkovich
In a press conference yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia desires to “reach an agreement” with respect to the return to the United States of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. The reporter has been incarcerated for 250 days since his arrest for espionage against Russia.  Ever since his arrest, both the Journal and the U.S. government have vehemently denied …
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