Moral Courage and the Many Cultures of Death
by George WeigelColonel Ryszard Kukliński took a courageous stand against communism’s culture of death, knowing that freedom is never cost-free. Continue Reading »
War Cries in Cuba
by Carlos EireThousands of Cubans have taken to the streets from one end of the island to the other, chanting “liberty,” “down with the dictatorship,” and “down with communism.” Continue Reading »
Régis Debray, Radical Conservative
by Christopher CaldwellLooking back on his time as a Cuban-trained communist revolutionary, the French writer Régis Debray recalled that Chile’s Marxist president used to display on his desk a photo of guerrilla leader Che Guevara, inscribed: “To Salvador Allende, who is headed to the same place by a different . . . . Continue Reading »
Light from the East
by George WeigelThe Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, raised from the dead and led by such a powerful witness, is a living testament to the power of faith. Continue Reading »
The Spymaster
by Samuel GoldmanLast December, while most of us were watching the presidential election lumber toward its disastrous conclusion, two aged representatives of a very different political era died. One of the deceased was David Cornwell, better known as John le Carré, the pen name he used while writing novels set in . . . . Continue Reading »
On Cages and Evangelization in China
by George WeigelAttempts to defend the Vatican’s shameful reluctance to support beleaguered Chinese Catholics remain unpersuasive, even ludicrous. Continue Reading »
The Neo-Confucian Bluff
by David Lyle JeffreyAfter being denounced during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) as inconsistent with Marxist ideals, Confucianism has made an astonishing return to official favor in China. In 2010, I participated in the first Nishan Forum, which marked a dramatic and orchestrated confirmation that Confucian . . . . Continue Reading »
Resist in Truth
by Sohrab AhmariIn 1951, security forces in communist Czechoslovakia arrested Silvester Krčméry—and as they were taking him away, he burst out laughing. The young physician knew what he was about to face: years behind bars, shattering physical and mental torture, the loss of his professional career. Yet . . . . Continue Reading »
Liars Go to Hell
by Francis X. MaierAt a time when lying, bullying, and violence seem to be making a comeback, the film Mr. Jones is a useful lesson in consequences. Continue Reading »
Taking Sheen Seriously
by James M. PattersonFulton J. Sheen is defined in popular imagination by the persona he adopted on Life Is Worth Living, his Emmy-winning television program. During each episode, the telegenic bishop strode onstage in vestments and opened with a few jokes that introduced the evening’s topic. He headed to his . . . . Continue Reading »
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