In writing on the collapse of the Soviet Union in my 1994 book Breaking Free, I noted the relish with which Soviet jokesters challenged the communist regime, and its ludicrous use of propaganda to trumpet the future and erase all traces of past failures.
Author Archives: Susan Eisenhower
Let’s Engage on the Real Issues with Ike’s Memorial
One of the oldest ploys in the strategist’s handbook is to create side skirmishes of little value, except as a way to avoid or delay fully engaging the “enemy” or “adversary” in real battle.
The Eisenhower Memorial: Another Front in the Culture Wars?
For decades I have worked in the national security and energy security arenas where passions run high, but they are tempered by facts and figures, data and verifiable results.
The Eisenhower Memorial: Moving Forward
After some months of escalating controversy, many people’s good intentions have been distorted.
50 years later: A reflection on the Farewell Address
I’ve always found it rather haunting to watch old footage of my grandfather, Dwight Eisenhower, giving his televised farewell address to the nation on Jan. 17, 1961.
Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
In the wake of President Obama’s decision to abandon Yucca Mountain, the site selected to serve as the nation’s spent nuclear fuel repository, the President directed Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to put together a Blue Ribbon Commission.
Reflections on the past: Remembering Andrei Sakharov
As the holiday season gets underway, the Washington political scene has been busier than ever.
The passing of three American giants
The last few weeks have seen the passing of some great American figures: Robert McNamara, Walter Cronkite and Frank McCourt.
65th Anniversary of D-Day
All of us are witnesses to history in the making. Yet our current events are inextricably intertwined with the past.
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