Anne Applebaum

You know, in my life, I've met so many very, very brave people in so many different kinds of countries. I'm pretty confident that Americans will be just as brave. And so maybe that's the flip side of this story is that, you know, we've been talking about people who will be cowed or people who will be scared. I mean, there are going to be a lot of people who are brave and who will fight.

You know, in my life, I've met so many very, very brave people in so many different kinds of countries. I'm pretty confident that Americans will be just as brave. And so maybe that's the flip side of this story is that, you know, we've been talking about people who will be cowed or people who will be scared. I mean, there are going to be a lot of people who are brave and who will fight.

want to tell the truth and continue to expose lies and continue to write just freely about the government the way they've written freely about all governments, you know, Joe Biden's government or Barack Obama's government. I'm pretty confident there'll be plenty of Americans who will do that.

want to tell the truth and continue to expose lies and continue to write just freely about the government the way they've written freely about all governments, you know, Joe Biden's government or Barack Obama's government. I'm pretty confident there'll be plenty of Americans who will do that.

want to tell the truth and continue to expose lies and continue to write just freely about the government the way they've written freely about all governments, you know, Joe Biden's government or Barack Obama's government. I'm pretty confident there'll be plenty of Americans who will do that.

Look, I can do this. I can invade Ukraine. I can bomb civilians. I can kidnap children. He's kidnapped 20,000 children, taken them from occupied Ukraine to Russia. I can torture people. I can defy the Geneva Conventions, the UN Charter, all kinds of institutional language on human rights. I can do all of this, and you can't stop me.

Look, I can do this. I can invade Ukraine. I can bomb civilians. I can kidnap children. He's kidnapped 20,000 children, taken them from occupied Ukraine to Russia. I can torture people. I can defy the Geneva Conventions, the UN Charter, all kinds of institutional language on human rights. I can do all of this, and you can't stop me.

Look, I can do this. I can invade Ukraine. I can bomb civilians. I can kidnap children. He's kidnapped 20,000 children, taken them from occupied Ukraine to Russia. I can torture people. I can defy the Geneva Conventions, the UN Charter, all kinds of institutional language on human rights. I can do all of this, and you can't stop me.

No. And also nuance is a problem for a lot of people. But for me, there's actually there's a strange thing where I begin my career writing books about Soviet communism. And so I'm a hero to some people on the right. And now I'm very frequently described as left wing by people on the right.

No. And also nuance is a problem for a lot of people. But for me, there's actually there's a strange thing where I begin my career writing books about Soviet communism. And so I'm a hero to some people on the right. And now I'm very frequently described as left wing by people on the right.

No. And also nuance is a problem for a lot of people. But for me, there's actually there's a strange thing where I begin my career writing books about Soviet communism. And so I'm a hero to some people on the right. And now I'm very frequently described as left wing by people on the right.

Whereas I feel that over the 20 years that have passed, I don't feel that my fundamental positions have changed at all. I mean, I've changed my opinions about some things, but I have the same general attitude to the world that I had. And that made me right wing 20 years ago and left wing now. So whatever.

Whereas I feel that over the 20 years that have passed, I don't feel that my fundamental positions have changed at all. I mean, I've changed my opinions about some things, but I have the same general attitude to the world that I had. And that made me right wing 20 years ago and left wing now. So whatever.

Whereas I feel that over the 20 years that have passed, I don't feel that my fundamental positions have changed at all. I mean, I've changed my opinions about some things, but I have the same general attitude to the world that I had. And that made me right wing 20 years ago and left wing now. So whatever.

Yep, that was the idea.

Yep, that was the idea.

Yep, that was the idea.

Yeah, this was actually one of the original insights that led me to write the book. I spent a lot of years writing about the Soviet bloc and Soviet history. And back in the 20th century, there was a thing called the Soviet bloc, and they shared an ideology and they had similar principles, at least in theory. They even had similar symbols on their flags and so on.

Yeah, this was actually one of the original insights that led me to write the book. I spent a lot of years writing about the Soviet bloc and Soviet history. And back in the 20th century, there was a thing called the Soviet bloc, and they shared an ideology and they had similar principles, at least in theory. They even had similar symbols on their flags and so on.

Yeah, this was actually one of the original insights that led me to write the book. I spent a lot of years writing about the Soviet bloc and Soviet history. And back in the 20th century, there was a thing called the Soviet bloc, and they shared an ideology and they had similar principles, at least in theory. They even had similar symbols on their flags and so on.