Stephen Silver is a journalist, essayist, and film critic, who is also a contributor to Philly Voice, Philadelphia Weekly, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Living Life Fearless, Backstage magazine, Broad Street Review, and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @StephenSilver.
Key Points – A new Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report, “Russia’s Battlefield Woes in Ukraine,” challenges the narrative of Russian dominance,...
Key Points – Ukraine’s “Operation Spiderweb,” a meticulously planned (18 months) SBU drone assault on June 1st, struck multiple Russian airbases deep within Russia,...
Key Points – Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, declared this week that Moscow seeks “swift victory and the complete destruction of...
Key Points – Recent Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul (early June) yielded only agreements on prisoner exchanges and repatriation of war dead, with no...
Key Points – Russia-Ukraine peace talks held in Istanbul on Monday, June 2nd, were brief and unproductive, with Russia reportedly reiterating “punitive” demands including...
Key Points – A recent YouGov/Yahoo News “Corruption Poll” (May 2025) found President Trump with a 41% approval and 54% disapproval rating. -A majority...
Key Points – A new AtlasIntel poll released Monday, June 2nd, indicates Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) holds a higher positive impression (46%) among respondents...