Scott Douglas Jacobsen
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen is the publisher of In-Sight Publishing (ISBN: 978-1-0692343) and Editor-in-Chief of In-Sight: Interviews (ISSN: 2369-6885). He is a member in good standing of numerous media organizations.
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Three Generations of Ukrainian Women on Soviet Memory, War, Faith, and Independence
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Anastasia Bura (Translator, English-Ukrainian) Liubov Polischuk is a Ukrainian interview participant whose recollections focus on Soviet and post-Soviet life. In the conversation, she discusses scarcity, propaganda, military surroundings, restricted travel, prayer, and Ukrainian independence. Her comments emphasize lived experience across political change, including daily survival, faith, memory, and wartime moral perspective over several decades. Tetiana Shuliaka is a Ukrainian interview participant describing civilian life during Russia’s war against Ukraine. In the conversation, she recounts nightly drone threats, prayer, fear of missile strikes, and the pressures of self-defence. Her remarks connect contemporary danger to longer Soviet patterns of military industry and constrained freedom for civilians. Anastasia Bura is the youngest participant in this group discussion and is the translator (English-Ukrainian) in this interview.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout 2 hours ago in Journal
William Stern on the Strait of Hormuz, Oil Prices, Inflation, and Geopolitical Risk
William Stern is an entrepreneur, investor, and small-business finance executive best known as the founder and CEO of Cardiff, which he launched in 2004 to expand access to capital for entrepreneurs. Over two decades, he has built Cardiff into a fintech-focused lender while also leading Cardiff Ventures and coaching founders through The Fraternity. Stern is a frequent public speaker, publishes business commentary, and hosts the podcast A Stern Talk, where he interviews leaders about growth, markets, and entrepreneurship. Before founding Cardiff, he held roles at Fisher Investments and Balboa Capital, shaping his finance and lending expertise across volatile business cycles.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout 24 hours ago in Trader
Olena Kalaitan on Mariupol, Journalism, Language, and War in Ukraine
Olena Kalaitan is a Ukrainian journalist and editor best known for leading Mariupol’s Pryazovskyi Robochyi newspaper and heading the Donetsk regional organization of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. During Russia’s 2022 siege of Mariupol, she stayed in the city for 23 days, survived the destruction of her home, and escaped on foot with her son. She later became a prominent voice for displaced journalists, media freedom, and the revival of independent Ukrainian journalism in occupied and war-affected regions. Kalaitan has also warned publicly against Russian propaganda issued under the stolen name of her newspaper during wartime occupation there.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 days ago in Education
Olga Sagaidak on the War That Began in 2014, Donbas, and Ukraine’s Cultural Resistance
Olga Sagaidak is a Ukrainian cultural manager, curator, and art historian who chairs the board of the Coalition of Cultural Actors of Ukraine and co-founded Dofa.fund (The Depth of Arts Charitable Foundation). Trained in art history, she also co-founded the Korners auction house, where she worked in the art and antiquities market before reorienting toward cultural activism after 2014. Sagaidak served on, and later chaired, the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Institute from 2019 to 2022. In 2022, she was appointed the Ukrainian Institute’s representative in France and helped launch Printemps Ukrainien, a cultural diplomacy initiative presenting contemporary Ukrainian culture to French and European audiences abroad.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 days ago in Interview
Andrii Kovalenko, Reporting War’s Reality: International Journalism and Witnessing the Aftermath of Bucha
Andrii Kovalenko is a Ukrainian local producer and executive director of Academy of Ukrainian Press who supports international correspondents reporting on Russia’s war against Ukraine. Working closely with foreign media crews since the first days of the 2022 full-scale invasion, he has helped journalists navigate dangerous frontline regions, including Kyiv, Bucha, Irpin, and the wider Kyiv and Zhytomyr areas. His work includes logistical coordination, translation, and field production under combat conditions. Kovalenko has witnessed the aftermath of Russian occupation and the humanitarian consequences of the war. For his safety while working with international reporters, he has been equipped with protective gear and a drone detection device.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 days ago in Interview
Fumfer Physics 42: Geometry, Predictive Cognition, Information Theory, and the Dimensionality of Space
In this interview, Scott Douglas Jacobsen speaks with Rick Rosner about geometry, dimensionality, predictive cognition, and informational structure. Rosner begins by distinguishing the one-dimensional perimeter of a square from the two-dimensional surface of a sphere, using that contrast to explain inverse-square laws in physics. He then advances a speculative hypothesis that three-dimensional space may reflect informational complexity and non-overlapping histories across regions of the universe.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen8 days ago in Interview
Bianca Bulgaru, Reporting From Kyiv Under Fire: Civilian Life, Drones, and Propaganda
Bianca Bulgaru is a Romanian journalist and Kyiv-based correspondent for Beta News Romania. Reporting from cities including Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy, she focuses on how civilians adapt to air raids, infrastructure strikes, and the long psychological aftershocks of living under threat. She also tracks the parallel war over narrative: propaganda that inflates fringe extremists into state-defining myths, and the language politics that can turn a reporting choice into an accusation. Scott Douglas Jacobsen spoke with Bulgaru about habituation to danger, the ethics of witnessing, and why transparency matters for sustaining Romanian support for Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen11 days ago in Humans
Anton Zelinskyi on OASK “Ghost-Court” Salaries, Judicial Corruption, and Wartime Reform in Ukraine
Anton Zelinskyi is a Ukrainian legal-reform advocate and Advocacy Manager at the DEJURE Foundation, working on judicial transparency, integrity vetting, and anti-corruption accountability. He is a member of the Public Integrity Council, which assesses judicial candidates and judges undergoing qualification review. In January 2026 he co-authored a Ukrainska Pravda investigation showing that, despite the 2022 liquidation of Kyiv’s District Administrative Court (OASK), the state spent about UAH 157 million over three years on judges’ remuneration while key cases stalled. He tracks how procedural sabotage, disciplinary bottlenecks, and Supreme Court rulings can revive discredited judges—especially during wartime—so reform can endure long-term.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen11 days ago in Criminal
Khrystyna Drahomaretska: Why a Ukrainian Architect Chose Frontline Animal Rescue During a Long War
Khrystyna Drahomaretska is a 28-year-old Ukrainian animal rescuer and architect who left her profession after Russia’s full-scale invasion. She works as a stray-animal catcher and evacuates pets from combat areas, operating amid shelling and mines. In Toretsk, three guided aerial bombs detonated near her; in Vovchansk, she suffered shrapnel wounds during mortar fire while rescuing animals. She founded the Under the Sun shelter in Ukraine’s Odesa region, caring for 250 dogs, many of whom were treated, socialized, sterilized, vaccinated, and rehomed; about 70 percent are adopted abroad. She is UWARF’s country manager and partners with 12 Vartovykh, Animal Rescue Kharkiv, and UAnimals.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen14 days ago in Education
Between Saudi Arabia and Ukraine: Saba Yamani on Faith, Gender, and LGBTQ+ Survival
Saba Yamani is a Kyiv-based dental professional who was born in Saudi Arabia to a Saudi father and Syrian mother. She first arrived in Ukraine at age three after her father married a Ukrainian woman, whom she considers her mother. Raised in Kyiv, Yamani was baptized in the Orthodox Church and later came out as LGBTQ+. During the full-scale invasion she sought protection from Ukraine’s State Migration Service after facing pressure to leave and risk of deportation. She currently works at a private dental clinic and is preparing for the Ukrainian citizenship exam in May.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen15 days ago in Interview
Alex Craiu, Russia’s 2025 Escalation in Ukraine: Energy Attacks, Frontline Pressure, and Civilian Resilience
Alex Craiu is a Romanian war correspondent based in Ukraine, reporting from the frontline and rear areas for international audiences. Trained in documentary and cinematography production, he studied in the United Kingdom and in California, United States. He works as an independent, freelance journalist and has produced short-form video reporting for social platforms as well as written analysis. In 2017, he completed an internship with the BBC in London, then expanded his field reporting during Russia’s full-scale invasion. Craiu has contributed to outlets including Veridica and In-Sight Publishing, focusing on civilian life, information warfare, battlefield realities, and humanitarian consequences under fire.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen16 days ago in Interview
Agi Bar-Sela, From Budapest to Tel Aviv: Early Israel, Language, and Resilience
Agi Bar-Sela, born in 1931 in Budapest, immigrated to Israel in 1949 with a Zionist youth group after her grandfather pressed her family to flee communist Hungary. Sent first to a kibbutz, she soon chose urban life, using Hungarian and fluent German to work among German Jewish “Jekkes,” then learning Hebrew and leaning on Yiddish for belonging. She married young, raised three sons, and endured early-state austerity: scarce food and crowded multigenerational flats. Her English later opened careers at El Al and travel agencies, while her Hungarian-Jewish cooking anchored home and community. She champions language study as the surest ladder.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen17 days ago in Interview
