What is Vladimir Putin’s animating goal in Ukraine—a greater “New Russia,” or something less, or something more? If a pathway out of war emerges, should Western powers push for a compromise peace, or for punitive measures against Russia reminiscent of those imposed on the German aggressor in the Versailles Treaty of 1919?  Back in the U.S:  Should we congratulate Elon Musk on becoming the largest shareholder in Twitter—and hope that he will strike a blow for free speech? How is it working out for Disney as it makes itself the avatar of one side in the culture wars?  And what should we make of the stunning admission by the Washington Post and the New York Times that they wrongly suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story before the 2020 election?  We will discuss all this and more on this week's upcoming episode of Independent Outlook.