Paul Schwennesen delivers an impassioned letter from embattled Kyiv via Law & Liberty. Illuminating the stirring courage of Ukrainians that has captivated the world, Schwennesen offers readers an intimate glimpse into the hope for freedom lying on Eastern Europe’s front lines – plus a preliminary obituary for Russia’s seemingly invincible army.

Toppling a Communist Empire for $2.7 Million
Though widely thought of as focused on waterboarding terrorists or poisoning foreign potentates, it was by smuggling paper that the CIA achieved its most monumental triumph. R.M. Gerecht in a book review for The Washington Free Beacon charts how the late Cold War-era operation to flood Poland with Western books, magazines, printing supplies and audio recordings fatally weakened the country’s Communist dictatorship, setting the stage for the downfall of the entire Soviet empire. Total cost: US$2.7 million.


