In some ideological regimes of the twentieth century, the killing was systematic. In others, it was merely random. Even a random thought, however, could lead to one’s death or the death of a loved one. In Cambodia, to… Read More
“Arrest! Need it be said that it is a breaking point in your life, a bolt of lightning which has scored a direct hit on you? That is it an inassimilable spiritual earthquake not every person can cope… Read More
Why “containment” was morally bankrupt and the three great men who helped end it and the Soviet threat to the world.
1989: The Annus Mirabilis Stalin: “How many divisions does the Pope have?” Revolts in Eastern Europe 1953 East Germany U.S. Ignored 1956 Hungary U.S. Ignored 1968 Czechoslovakia U.S. Ignored 1979 Poland U.S. Ignored Key events… Read More
[Originally published at TIC] Review of “The Killing Fields,” by Roland Joffe (director), Warner Brothers, 1984. Re-issued on Blu-ray, 2014 in hardback digi-book form. Based on the true events of a New York Times employee, Dith Pran, (a… Read More
With an emphasis on the Hiss-Chambers trial, the horrors of communism.
Source: Hilaire Belloc, “Capitalism and Communism: The Hellish Twins,” ENGLISH REVIEW 54 (1932): 122-134. I don’t agree with Belloc, but who cares? He’s always worth reading. belloc hellish twins
