Man, did things get testy in 2006 when I quizzed him about Vladimir Putin!
“My Lunch with Gorbachev,” originally published by the L.A. Times on April 17, 2007; cleaned up pretty for Paloma Media on Aug. 30, 2022.
Related: “It Wasn't What He Wanted, But Gorbachev Allowed an Evil Empire To Collapse,” published at Reason Aug. 30.
Watch Matt on The First TV's The Dana Show for 15 minutes on all things Gorby.