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Nov 27, 2024 | 
claremontreviewofbooks.com | Dan McLaughlin |Ian Johnson |Martha Bayles |Theodore Dalrymple
A life well lived need not follow a single storyline. Lew Lehrman’s life has been well lived in many fields of endeavor, as he acknowledges by entitling his memoir The Sum of It All. It’s a title of many meanings. Lehrman is consumed with sums, both in business and in advocating balanced budgets and sound money. Yet, he takes his inspiration from Winston Churchill’s view of the primacy of history.
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Nov 27, 2024 | claremontreviewofbooks.com | Dan McLaughlin |Ian Johnson |Martha Bayles |Theodore Dalrymple
A life well lived need not follow a single storyline. Lew Lehrman’s life has been well lived in many fields of endeavor, as he acknowledges by entitling his memoir The Sum of It All. It’s a title of many meanings. Lehrman is consumed with sums, both in business and in advocating balanced budgets and sound money. Yet, he takes his inspiration from Winston Churchill’s view of the primacy of history.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
claremontreviewofbooks.com | Ian Johnson |William Voegeli |Simon Heffer
In the preface to his 1991 book, Communism, historian Richard Pipes wrote that “[t]his book is an introduction to Communism and, at the same time, its obituary.” Many scholars since then have attempted similar postmortems, ranging in tone from tragic to triumphalist. But in To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism, Sean McMeekin interrupts this funereal historiography with a fundamentally different argument.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
penguin.co.uk | Ian Johnson
A FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023‘Johnson’s stories bring … this history chillingly alive’ Christina Patterson, Sunday Times'An indelible feat of reporting and an urgent read ...
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
manchesterworld.uk | Ian Johnson
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Ahead of the charity's annual Manchester fundraiser in October, CEO Sleepout's volunteers - including Man Utd legend Lou Macari - took to the city's streets to warn of the 'once unthinkable' reality now facing many: That they too could be at risk of being made homeless A charity has highlighted how public sector workers – including teachers, 999 workers and NHS staff – are being left on the brink of...
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
audiobooks.com | Ian Johnson
The past is a battleground in many countries, but in China it is crucial to political power. In traditional China, dynasties rewrote history to justify their rule by proving that their predecessors were unworthy of holding power. Marxism gave this a modern gloss, describing history as an unstoppable force heading toward Communism's triumph. The Chinese Communist Party builds on these ideas to whitewash its misdeeds and glorify its rule.
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May 10, 2024 | 
cfr.org | Ian Johnson
China regularly ranks among the worst-performing countries on freedom of religion. That makes sense, given the crackdown on Muslim Uyghurs and the the destruction of Christian churches. These are the regular features of reports on China by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, as well as international human rights monitoring groups.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
northumberlandgazette.co.uk | Ian Johnson
As a teenager, Ashington-born Danielle Dixon was homeless having turned to drink and drugs at a young age. Having turned her life around with the help of a charity, she's now taking part in the annual CEO Sleepout in Alnwick.However, she's warned the problem in Northumberland is 'worse than ever' amid new figures which show a sharp rise in homelessness applications.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
meltontimes.co.uk | Ian Johnson
Business leaders in Melton have been urged to sign up and 'brave the cold' as part of the 2024 Leicester CEO Sleepout event, which aims to raise £40,000 to support good causes supporting Leicestershire's homeless community. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276Visit Shots! nowA Leicstershire man who once ate from skips as a rough sleeper claims the area’s homeless crisis is ‘worse than ever’.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
sunderlandecho.com | Ian Johnson
County Durham coach Ian Kinnery has advised businesses across the region, and was once named 'European Coach of the Year'; He's now launched a campaign focussing on the modern workplace - and looks into why some staff don't pull their weight. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276Visit Shots! nowAN AWARD-WINNING business coach says managers struggling with their staff should “take a long, hard look in the mirror’.
