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Two Who Didn’t Run

Stanley Rother was completely apolitical; he died in odium fideiin hatred of the faith.” Alexei Navalny, a political leader of the noblest kind, died in odium libertatisin hatred of freedom.” Continue Reading »

At Lenin's Tomb

History, to the modern mind, has a goal and follows the path of progress, so that new becomes identified with better. It was on this basis that, a century ago in Russia, communist belief seized the moment. Typically for the progressive tradition, the word “new” acquired a magical . . . . Continue Reading »

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