Watch as Ken Pope, VOC’s Senior Fellow for Academic Programs, joins the Parent Empowerment show with Mandy Drogin to discuss the infiltration of Marxist ideologies into American education, the long march through institutions inspired by thinkers like Paulo Freire and… Read More
A pivotal statesman who transformed domestic politics and helped to win the Cold War emerged on the global stage 50 years ago. Both the first female and longest-serving British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher earned her legendary nickname—the “Iron Lady”—before she… Read More
Forty years ago, today, Ronald Reagan had a busy birthday, including speeches to large gatherings of federal employees at the Departments of Treasury and Health & Human Services. His schedule for the day suggests an intimate birthday dinner in the residence that… Read More
VOC Trustee Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, co-founder and co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit, assessed the current state of global religious liberty this week at the 2026 IRF Summit in Washington, DC. Addressing experts and advocates for religious freedom,… Read More
February marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of the first volume of Edward Gibbon’s monumental The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The legacy of Gibbon’s fundamental thesis can be found in President Trump’s new National Security… Read More
A child’s daycare and elementary years during the Ceaușescu era were progressively littered with more and more propaganda for the Communist cause. Parents who had already experienced the perverse effects of such an ideology on their own lives were willing… Read More
Mark your calendar as VOC celebrates America’s 205th anniversary. In partnership with the Leadership Institute and the School Board Member Alliance, VOC will explore Strength, Sacrifice, and the Future of Freedom – A Journey Through America’s Past, Present, and Future…. Read More
In a wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Elizabeth Spalding, Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) and Founding Director of the Victims of Communism Museum, sits down with Jack Fowler at the Daily Signal to confront the forgotten truths of… Read More
This week we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., but it is a contested legacy. Was he some form of Marxist or democratic socialist, in tune with those who call for “socialism” and “collectivism” in America? Or should… Read More
On January 13, leading experts dissected Havana’s web of terror in a special event at the Victims of Communism Museum. Co-hosted by the Center for a Free Cuba and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, the discussion explored the legacy of communist… Read More
