Welcome to the first 2024 issue
of NOTHING VENTURED,
a blog that will provide commentary and articles
related to topics written about in my memoir.
The blog's focus is intended to provide links
to what some credible media are reporting as well as posts
by others that may be of interest.
It is not intended to be a source of daily news,
but current information may be gleaned from those links.
Among the major topics I and others will address are:
1. Russia and Russia/Ukraine war
- Links to Russian independent news media that have shuttered their Moscow offices and now distribute Russia news via their offshore based websites.
- The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/
- Meduza https://meduza.io/en/feature/2015/02/02/welcome-to-meduza
- The Levada Center https://www.levada.ru/en/
- The Carnegie Center https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/09/07/my-country-right-or-wrong-russian-public-opinion-on-ukraine-pub-87803
- The U.S. Russia Foundation https://www.usrf.us/
- The Navalny web site https://free.navalny.com/
- Links to Russia-Ukraine war websites with news about the war.
- Institute for the Study of War https://www.understandingwar.org/ and,
- https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates
2. Jews, Jewish history, culture and achievements
3. Hamas October 7, 2023 invasion of Gaza and the war that has been raging ever since (Also, see the website for essay: The Appalling Tragedy of Palestine, Israel, and the Jews
o “History Goes to War in the Holy Land” a Wall Street Journal Op Ed by Benny Morris about the Israeli/Hamas war https://www.wsj.com/articles/history-goes-to-war-in-the-holy-land-israel-leading-historian-palestine-hamas-66384695 note that this link has a paywall
- Institute for the Study of War coverage of Israel/Hamas War https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/israel%E2%80%93hamas-war-iran-updates
- Israel Defense Force website https://www.idf.il/en/
- Bari Weis essay https://www.thefp.com/p/bari-
weiss-what-it-means-to-choose? utm_source=profile&utm_medium= reader2
4. Black achievement in the United States and Elsewhere
- Thomas Sowell Website https://www.tsowell.com/
- History Makers website https://www.thehistorymakers.org/
- 1776 Project Pac website https://1776projectpac.com/
Thank you for your interest,
Steve Pease
April 3, 2024