It is a well-known saying that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. This appears to be a looming problem for the world today as the abuses and atrocities of communist dictators are erased from… Read More
Communist and other repressive regimes are threatened by artwork because it is a form of free speech. Artists that live in communist regimes are perpetually risking their safety to publish their art and never know when a work will touch… Read More
Background Since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1999 and the subsequent Nicolas Maduro regime, Venezuela’s conversion to a “Bolivarian Socialist Republic” has devolved into a populist authoritarianism that has destroyed the country’s institutions, economy, industries, and created a major… Read More
George P. Shultz, who served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan, died at the age of 100 on February 6, 2021. Shultz was a man of many careers, and throughout it all, he… Read More
Background The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) is part of a coalition of over 200 civil society organizations and trade unions, united to end state-sponsored forced labour and other egregious human rights abuses against people from the Uyghur Region… Read More
It’s an honor to be with you all in Cottbus this evening. And on behalf of the board of trustees of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and our many patrons in the United States I want to thank you… Read More
Comedy, according to Sigmund Freud, allows people to express forbidden thoughts. Under communism, this naturally transgressive genre faces an additional hurdle—communist jokes are only funny if everyone gets them. The comedic filmmakers of communist Poland, such as Marek Piwowski and… Read More
Jay Katzen was born in Brooklyn but his warm smile and voice reminded you of a Virginia gentleman. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Princeton and earned a Master’s degree at Yale, but represented a rural constituency in Virginia’s House… Read More
Jon and I first met as teenagers at a Washington cocktail party hosted by his mother, the formidable Freda Utley, best-selling author and political activist. We were decades younger than anyone else but had one thing in common—we were implacable… Read More
The anti-communist cause lost a dedicated champion with the passing of 80-year-old Michael B. Ryan, former chairman of the National Captive Nations Committee and vice chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Michael first learned about the victims and… Read More
