History teaches us that no peace is ever permanent.
What are we watching in Ukraine? Is the Russian invasion a blundering failure by a desperate tyrant? Or is it possible that Vladimir Putin was correct in his estimate that Western democracies have become weak, decadent, and cowardly, so that his ultimate victory in Ukraine is assured? This is not a matter of moot speculation, to be volleyed back and forth in a game of intellectual badminton, but rather an issue of utmost urgency, which serious people must address if we are to avert destruction.
