Do you know who is watching your kids?
The academic world should allow students to speak freely, make mistakes, rebel and change their minds
The academic world should allow students to speak freely, make mistakes, rebel and change their minds
Ronald Reagan’s remarkable mission to Moscow
The American president's loathing for nuclear weapons and his desire to see new freedoms in the Soviet Union framed his trip
The American president’s loathing for nuclear weapons and his desire to see new freedoms in the Soviet Union framed his trip
Marx was wrong: communism did not lead to a better society
The stronger the application of communist ideologies and practices, the worse the outcomes
The stronger the application of communist ideologies and practices, the worse the outcomes
Lithuania works to break from the past, set a new course
Transitioning from a communist economy to a free-market system is no simple task
Transitioning from a communist economy to a free-market system is no simple task
Meet the next generation of leaders in Eastern Europe
A visiting professor to Lithuania discovers a generation of bright, committed and principled students who aspire to change their world
A visiting professor to Lithuania discovers a generation of bright, committed and principled students who aspire to change their world
China using its monetary policy as a weapon of war
China is conquering the world by creating money when it needs it and simply absorbing debt. Perhaps we should be copying them
China is conquering the world by creating money when it needs it and simply absorbing debt. Perhaps we should be copying them
Stalin’s Moscow show trials a blind spot for western intellectuals
The eagerness of western intellectuals to justify the Moscow show trials of the late '30s was what was truly frightening about them
The eagerness of western intellectuals to justify the Moscow show trials of the late ’30s was what was truly frightening about them
America today: parallels to post-Gorbachev Russia uncanny
The parallels between Russia more than 20 years ago and the United States today are deeply disturbing
The parallels between Russia more than 20 years ago and the United States today are deeply disturbing
Marxism rears its ugly head in the academic world
Brutal communist societies did advance economic equality, although what was shared equally was poverty rather than prosperity
Brutal communist societies did advance economic equality, although what was shared equally was poverty rather than prosperity
When an intellectual cozies up to dictators
Is it feasible to separate political views and private behaviour from artistic merit? George Bernard Shaw is a perfect case study
Democracy is anathema for those convinced of the correctness of their views, the righteousness of their morality and the superiority of their intelligence