Anne Applebaum

You can imagine what people go through if you're a Maricopa County election official and you live in a world in which Carrie Lake dominates. So the idea that she would be somehow the spokesman for American values around the world and, you know, fighting Chinese authoritarian propaganda in Africa is ludicrous. I mean, on top of that, on top of that, last year, the Senate confirmed that.

a board of, there's an institution that governs all of these media properties. And there's a board. I know it's half Democrat, half Republican by law.

a board of, there's an institution that governs all of these media properties. And there's a board. I know it's half Democrat, half Republican by law.

a board of, there's an institution that governs all of these media properties. And there's a board. I know it's half Democrat, half Republican by law.

It's three and three. And there's a, I think the Secretary of State is the fourth vote on it. The Senate confirmed that board. And actually that board is what decides who will be the next leader of these various institutions. VOA has a current leader.

It's three and three. And there's a, I think the Secretary of State is the fourth vote on it. The Senate confirmed that board. And actually that board is what decides who will be the next leader of these various institutions. VOA has a current leader.

It's three and three. And there's a, I think the Secretary of State is the fourth vote on it. The Senate confirmed that board. And actually that board is what decides who will be the next leader of these various institutions. VOA has a current leader.

It's somebody who was just appointed a few months ago, Mike Abramowitz, who used to be the leader of Freedom House, which is one of our, it's like a Cold War era democracy promotion organization that also did most of its work outside of the United States. So he's not by any means some kind of left wing or progressive figure. He's just somebody who's worked on democracy issues for a long time. So

It's somebody who was just appointed a few months ago, Mike Abramowitz, who used to be the leader of Freedom House, which is one of our, it's like a Cold War era democracy promotion organization that also did most of its work outside of the United States. So he's not by any means some kind of left wing or progressive figure. He's just somebody who's worked on democracy issues for a long time. So

It's somebody who was just appointed a few months ago, Mike Abramowitz, who used to be the leader of Freedom House, which is one of our, it's like a Cold War era democracy promotion organization that also did most of its work outside of the United States. So he's not by any means some kind of left wing or progressive figure. He's just somebody who's worked on democracy issues for a long time. So

So that board would have to agree that Carrie Lake will replace him and we'll see what it does.

So that board would have to agree that Carrie Lake will replace him and we'll see what it does.

So that board would have to agree that Carrie Lake will replace him and we'll see what it does.

OK, for clarity, I don't speak for my husband, who's the Polish foreign minister. I don't represent him or, you know, or the great nation of Poland, you know, in any way. But I mean, I think what Ruda was saying is something that's that's becoming increasingly clear, which is that the Russian economy is now increasingly a war economy.

OK, for clarity, I don't speak for my husband, who's the Polish foreign minister. I don't represent him or, you know, or the great nation of Poland, you know, in any way. But I mean, I think what Ruda was saying is something that's that's becoming increasingly clear, which is that the Russian economy is now increasingly a war economy.

OK, for clarity, I don't speak for my husband, who's the Polish foreign minister. I don't represent him or, you know, or the great nation of Poland, you know, in any way. But I mean, I think what Ruda was saying is something that's that's becoming increasingly clear, which is that the Russian economy is now increasingly a war economy.

It's built around and for the purpose of producing weapons, which is making it look a lot more like the Soviet economy, actually, from the 1970s, which is an interesting statement. interesting parallel and also shows where it could end up.

It's built around and for the purpose of producing weapons, which is making it look a lot more like the Soviet economy, actually, from the 1970s, which is an interesting statement. interesting parallel and also shows where it could end up.

It's built around and for the purpose of producing weapons, which is making it look a lot more like the Soviet economy, actually, from the 1970s, which is an interesting statement. interesting parallel and also shows where it could end up.

But at the moment, they're building this weapons producing economy and they're putting all their best technology and their best researchers and engineers and so on are all pushing in that direction. That's what they're doing now. And that means that for Putin to somehow reverse course or stop the war has a lot more consequences than people think.