Stephan:   As usual Paul Krugman sees what is relevant and important in the relationship between China and Russia, as Russia returns to Stalinism and becomes a pariah state. All because one maniacal psychopath destroys the lives of the people of Ukraine, and his own people in Russia. This is all part of the rising trend of authoritarianism and fascism across the world. I see all of this as an attempt to kill democracy worldwide, including in America.