Tag Archives: Hugo Chavez

Armed Insurrection Begins: Venezuela

Posted on January 21, 2018 by William Holland

Armed civilians seek to counter Maduro’s regime, a dictatorship backed by Iran and Russia skirt by as civilian life in Latin America’s richest state is sundered by political brutality.  How does this end? If a government begins to pauperize its … Continue reading →

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Caudillo Chavista Meets Jesus

Posted on March 10, 2013 by William Holland

The death of Hugo Chavez is a reminder that the soft underbelly of the American Imperium is Central/South America.  Reagan understood this better than most American Presidents.  The social/political trajectory of governments unalloyed from the Protestant Reformation has always been … Continue reading →

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The New Russian Imperial Presidency

Posted on May 22, 2012 by William Holland

Why have the very best minds in American foreign policy chosen Russia as their primary study?  It has to do with finding a specific culture that was forced to accommodate modernity.  Given its vast geography, its multiple languages and its … Continue reading →

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American Enemies Gather

Posted on June 21, 2011 by William Holland

We often don’t see our enemies until after they act.  The West has for decades used large multinational institutions to secure a bulwark against Communism.  This strategy will not work for non-state actors like militant Islamic terrorists. The good news … Continue reading →

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Hugo Chavez Exhumes Simon Bolivar in Venezuela

Posted on August 5, 2010 by William Holland

Anyone with a great education has read Leo Strauss’ ‘Natural Right & History’.  It is the premier text to excoriate anyone who either firmly believes or applies a rigid ‘historicism’.  Throughout the opening first chapter Strauss was formidable enough to … Continue reading →

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