Charlie Sykes points out that today is the 20th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s speech at the Berlin Wall. It is also a fitting day to unveil the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C.
It also reminds me of an article I’ve been meaning to blog about. In the May 21 edition of TIME Magazine, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute and professor of sustainable development and health policy at Columbia University, writes:
Of course, Bill and Melinda Gates are not alone in contemporary transformative philanthropy. George Soros’ support for brave truth tellers in Central Europe and the former Soviet Union helped catalyze the peaceful end of communism.
Ronald Reagan. Margaret Thatcher. John Paul the Great. George Soros? Honestly… (eyes closed, shake of head in profound disappointment)
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