Eugene Huskey

Professor Emeritus of Political Science. Occasional thoughts here on politics and life in Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the American heartland.

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@AdamKinzinger Justifies the inclusion of Bush 43 in Weisberg’s book, Profiles in Cowardice.

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@JulianWaller But the great advantage is you make it harder for incumbents to shift blame (not that Trump hasn’t tried). Concentrated power under parliamentarism heightens accountability and simplifies the acquisition of information for voters (assuming two disciplined parties).

[Chris Rickleton @ChrisRickleton]

Great read on Kyrgyzstan's booming economy
in the @nytimes w/@AigiTurgunbaeva

https://t.co/ZrhD64HMaV

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@RadioFreeTom Unfortunately he tends to use low IQ when speaking to or about women and non-white individuals. The others are spot on.

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@AuthorGFAllen Wolfgang Leonhard, Child of the Revolution.

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@Robert_E_Kelly I agree about the value of civics education but the counter argument is that Trump’s support is particularly strong among older Americans, many of whom were exposed to civics classes. These classes seem no match for the attraction of simple solutions to complex problems.

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Kyrgyzstan continues to expand the portfolio of the Presidency’s Business Office (Upravdelami), whether through nationalization of private businesses or the transfer to it of government agency functions. Where will this Soviet legacy institution’s writ stop?

[Kloop @kloopnews]

В распоряжение Управделами президента передают очередной крупный объект. На этот раз — второй по величине после «Дордоя» рынок Кыргызстана, расположенный на юге страны, более известный как Кара-Сууйский рынок или рынок «Туратали».

[Daily Turkic @DailyTurkic]

FINAL MEDAL STANDINGS of 2026 World Nomad Games

Around 106 countries participated.

29 countries won at least one medal.

[Eugene Huskey @EugeneEHuskey]

@IAPonomarenko An unserious man given a deadly serious assignment.

[Bruce Pannier @BrucePannier]

Нужен ли в Таджикистане закон о защите правозащитников?
https://t.co/Ts6d0MiqbS

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@SteveKornacki A transplant here from Florida 7 years ago and love it. Btw, you very generously wrote a blurb for my book on Kyrgyzstan a few years ago. Many thanks again for that. All of our family, here in Tulsa and in Longmont, Co, were on the edge of our seats during the coverage tonight

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One of the most impressive natural border walls in the world and the U.S. Government is going to despoil this landscape? Photo from our 2019 trip to the #BORDER

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@MelMattison1 @KristinaParts @CNBC Anchors on CNBC like @KellyCNBC are for TV what good litigators are for law firms--quick studies with impressive communications skills who can cover the waterfront. She can query the expert witnesses with the best of them. And you're really complaining that she's a mother!

[Bruce Pannier @BrucePannier]

Kyrgyz Court Convicts Former Security Chief Tashiyev, Parliamentary Speaker, and Six Others
https://t.co/KLyWGn0SXs

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@mcuban @SerenaDoodleMom As a user of Medicare, it’s worked exceptionally smoothly for the eight years I’ve been on it. I also have a good Medicare supplement. The only downside I see from a consumer standpoint is the reimbursement for annual physicals is so small that the checkup isn’t complete enough.

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@theepicmap The saving grace is High Plains Public Radio, a cultural beacon that’s a welcome companion on an admittedly desolate drive.

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@steven_seegel @UTCREEES A real loss for UT and the field.

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@washingtonpost Для служебного пользования. We’ve seen this play before, though in Russia bureaucrats often ignored the rules banning disclosure of information “for official use only.”

[Steve Swerdlow @steveswerdlow]

‘Entry Into the Kyrgyz Republic Is Closed’: US Professor Denied Entry to Kyrgyzstan https://t.co/UovnMinEKf