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Churchill for Today

“The Social Dilemma” and Churchill’s “Mass Effects in Modern Life”
04
Feb
2021
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
An alarming documentary on “The Social Dilemma” strikes parallels with Churchill’s similar warnings about technological revolution.
Why Calgary Needs a Statue of Sir Winston Churchill
03
Feb
2021
By MARK MILKE
The Calgary Churchill statue will celebrate Sir Winston’s prescience in peace, resolution in war, and lifetime quest for liberty and human rights.
Churchill and Influenza: Lessons of Leadership and Courage
13
Apr
2020
By ANDREW ROBERTS
Before Covid-19 leaves our native shores, is there anything that might be learned from Churchillian leadership about our best response to it?
“Raucous Caucus Clamour”: Winston Churchill on the Referendum
17
Dec
2019
By MICHAEL RICHARDS
Churchill offers thoughtful ideas on when representative government may be supplemented by a national vote. Above all, he thought the referendum must be rare. Only eleven times in his long career was there a call for a referendum. Only six times did he support it.
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Learning for Political Leadership: The Churchill Example
06
Nov
2019
By STEVEN GOLDFIEN M.D.
It’s no coincidence that Winston Churchill, perhaps the greatest statesman in living memory, was remarkably well-versed in history and classic literature. His own writing earned a Nobel Prize, much of it on history and the philosophy of government. Churchill had a profound grasp of human knowledge, learning and behavior, transcending both time and culture. Thus he distilled and expressed the essence of complex issues, making them both approachable and politically effective.
The End of Communism: Remarks for Churchill’s Birthday, 1990
15
Jul
2019
2
By HARRY V. JAFFA
The policy of containment of Communism—now on the eve of victory—had its origin in Churchill’s speech at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, in 1946. Known in history as the "Iron Curtain speech," it was entitled by Churchill “The Sinews of Peace.” Churchill was then condemned for it as a war-monger.We can see now, after may long, weary years, that his own speech title is triumphantly vindicated.
Person of the 20th Century: Charles Krauthammer’s Appraisal
09
Jun
2019
By DR. CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER
“Only Churchill carries that absolutely required criterion: indispensability,” wrote Dr. Krauthammer. “Without Churchill the world today would be unrecognizable.”
Churchill: What We Mean by “Civilization”
08
Feb
2019
“This Is Freedom,” Unpublished Article by Winston Churchill on the Dangers of Socialism, 1950
13
Aug
2018
How Churchill Saw the Future: Prescient Essays from “Thoughts and Adventures”
20
Apr
2018
What did Churchill say about Terrorism?
15
Apr
2016
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
"No country in the world is less fit for a conflict with terrorists than Great Britain. That is not because of her weakness or cowardice; it is because of her restraint and virtues, and the way of life which we have lived so long in this sheltered island." - Winston Churchill
“The Total Fusion of Animal and Spiritual Energy”: National Winston Churchill Day 2016
11
Apr
2016
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Why does the United States honor Winston Churchill on April 9? Why not, for example, May 10? That was the day in 1940 when, with liberty in retreat, he became Britain’s prime minister, sure that he knew a good deal about it all, certain he would not fail, impatient for the morning. But April 9 has its own significance for Americans. That was the day, in 1963, when President Kennedy proclaimed Sir Winston an honorary citizen of the United States.