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
Surrounded by drab-looking apartment blocks beneath an equally gloomy sky thatseemed to foretell endless limitations, my mother’s childhood in the Soviet bloc has forever beenetched in her memory. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1974, she spent her youth in a world… 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
The Continental Congress labored late into the hot, sweltering night in Philadelphia for the birth of our new nation. The beauty of this document is that our Founding Fathers made it exceptionally clear that the purpose of the new nation’s government would… Read More
Students and academics involved in the study of historical and contemporary repression know that the subject matter is a heavy one. Research and investigation into mass murder, war, radical ideologies, and related horrors of the past and present can stir controversy and delve into territory that many… Read More
New Year’s started with a bang: just hours after the ball dropped in New York City, its new mayor lauded the “warmth of collectivism,” deriding America’s tradition of “rugged individualism.” Many under the age of 40 might mistakenly believe that… Read More
