Tommie Ullman

Under augusti månad 2024 valde jag varje dag ut ett ryskt eller ryssvänligt påstående som jag slog hål på. Ibland rörde det sig om direkta ryska lögner, ibland bara ett orimligt ryssvänligt resonemang. De lades ut på Facebook; en om dagen. Här finns de samlade.  1 augusti: ”Ukraina kommer inte kunna vinna. Ryssland är för […]

I always thought that as a European, one has to visit the three main birthplaces of the European civilization; Rome, Athens and Jerusalem. I have now completed a visit to the third and last remaining one on my list: Jerusalem. I went there on a one week study trip with Uppsala Association of International Affairs […]

Sometimes you hear people argue that it is more democratic to have a referendum than to not have one. I will here explain why I believe they are wrong and why referendums are actually bad for democracy and the political debate. First of all, we elect politicians and expect them to take responsibility for the […]

The International ice hockey federation IIHF has given the 2014 World championship to Belarus, a country were those who are against the president are abused on the streets and in the arrests and sentenced to long imprisonments. This is very wrong. I am always skeptical to awarding big sport events to dictatorships and other prestigious […]