The Moderate Voice

The Russian and Ukrainian governments both blamed forces aligned with the other for mortar fire in eastern Ukraine and for using the accusations as justification for increased aggression.AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda Scott Radnitz, University of Washington In …

Those who walk away is loosely based on Ursula K. LeGuin’s story, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” which is about a community whose happiness and joy can only be sustained by torturing a young boy. The movie is a hybrid with completely different m…

Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida U.S. officials ordered most of the U.S. embassy personnel in Kyiv to evacuate on Feb. 12, as they warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come any day. President Joe Biden cautioned Russian Presi…

Is it a weapon or merely trade?AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky Ryan Haddad, University of Maryland The Biden administration hopes its threat of “severe economic consequences” deters Russia from invading Ukraine – an event Americans officials say could be immi…

I knew there was going to be a lot of Soup Nazi jokes after Marjorie Taylor Greene had a flub and said “gazpacho” instead of “Gestapo” in one of her bewildering brain-dead yee-haw rants. But then I thought that it’ll be OK to use Soup Nazi in a cartoon…

The Hefbrug in 2013. (Credit Frans Schouwenburg via Flickr ) The historic Dutch bridge, de Hefbrug, has been much in the news recently. First, some background. The Nazi Invasion of the Netherlands On May 10,1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands. One of…

This Washington Post headline captures the moment well: “Marjorie Taylor Greene says Nancy Pelosi leads ‘gazpacho police,’ causing collective spit take.” It also caused a hilarious Twitter firestorm. Such as: ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Joe Rogan’s ability to attract young male listeners is particularly powerful in today’s fractured media environment.Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Image Matt Sienkiewicz, Boston College and Nick Marx, Colorado State University Comedian and podcaster …

Eileen Gu may be the best freestyle skier in the world. She was born in San Francisco to a Chinese mother and an American father. She’s been competing internationally since 2018, starting when she was still in high school. She dominates in big air, hal…

Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and comic strip cartoonist. His favorite expression “WHAT A HOOT” certainly sums up his outlook on his life and work which are …