Video: Jeane Kirkpatrick

As you may have heard, former UN ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick recently passed away. This relates directly to our humble little blog. Kirkpatrick first gained the attention of Ronald Reagan when she wrote an article called "Dictatorships & Double Standards" in 1979. The article argued that while right wing dictatorships tend to evolve, left wing dictatorships decay. When comparing the dictatorships of Augusto Pinochet with that of Fidel Castro, it's hard to say she wasn't on to something.

The entire article is available at Commentary Online. Just warning you, it is a bit on the long side.