https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/01/23/kristoff-channels-yeltsin-and-hes-right/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 16:42:49 -0400<![CDATA[Nick Kristoff had a largely overlooked column at the NY Times back on the 14th, datelined Phnom Penh.  He called it &#8220;Where Sweatshops Are a Dream,&#8221; and it echoes one of the great moments in the fall of the Soviet Empire.  In the post-Gorbachev days, or maybe just before, Boris Yeltsin visited Manhattan, and greatly annoyed most of the journalists assigned to cover him, because Yeltsin kept on praising American accomplishments.  Finally, he went to visit one of the worst neighborhoods in the Bronx, and a journalist asked him &#8220;Well, Mr. Yeltsin, what do you think of our slums?&#8221;]]>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:15:13 -0500<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2009/01/23/kristoff-channels-yeltsin-and-hes-right-n186316