Category Archives: Soviet Union

Jews, Christians & Loyalty

I love stories of betrayal (even though from a rational perspective, there is no such thing, we use the word for when people important to us have different priorities from what we expected, e.g., if your wife commits adultery, she’s … Continue reading

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LAT: IN RUSSIA, EARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN MIGRANTS FOUND THE GOOD LIFE

LATIMES.COM: Officials actively recruited skilled foreign laborers and professionals, Blakely said. About 18,000 Americans answered the call to work in the 1930s, he said. Among them were several hundred African Americans who traveled to the Soviet Union, including dozens who … Continue reading

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The Chosen People: A Study of Jewish Intelligence and Achievement by Richard Lynn

Richard Lynn: “Many studies have shown that crime is predominantly committed by the less intelligent. Probably the main reasons for this are that the more intelligent have a better understanding of the costs of crime, and since they generally have … Continue reading

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The Only Time Dennis Prager Experienced Terror

On Oct. 31, 2014, Dennis got a call from Buck: “You speak Russian and you traveled several times to the Soviet Union. I was wondering if you were ever contacted by the FBI or the CIA or debriefed?” Dennis: “I … Continue reading

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