Tag Archives: Berlin Wall

A Bolshevik and a Dinosaur

November 11, 2009 – 12:28 pm

It was impossible not to wonder what was going through the mind of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev as he joined the throngs in Berlin this week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Two Americans that have long been close to Gorbachev are Stephen Cohen, professor of Russian studies at [...]

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Tear Down This Wall

November 11, 2009 – 11:39 am

The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has prompted a number of articles and reflections about President Reagan’s historic 1987 speech.  Needless to say, Clark is the true expert on the issue — but I wanted to link Tony Dolan’s recent piece from the Wall Street Journal, reminiscing about the speechwriters’ full [...]

By Vinca LaFleur (WWW) | Posted in General | Also tagged | Comments

Presidential Rhetoric: Kennedy vs. Reagan

January 3, 2009 – 6:05 pm

Anne Applebaum makes some good points in her op-ed today on the similarity in Presidential rhetoric across time and parties. I can’t help but feel, however, that when she compares conservative hero Ronald Regan to liberal icon John Kennedy, Reagan comes off by far the best. Both gave moving speeches at the Berlin Wall, but [...]

By Josh Gilder (WHWG) | Posted in Inauguration | Also tagged , , , | Comments