“Children of Monsters”

<p>What’s it like to be the son or daughter of a dictator? Not just any dictator, but a genocidal monster on the level of a Josef Stalin? What’s it like to bear a name synonymous with oppression, terror, and evil?</p><p> </p><p>Jay Nordlinger, a senior editor of National Review, set out to answer that question in his book “Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators.” He looks into the families of the worst of the worst: Stalin, Mao, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, and so on.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the kids are down-the-line loyalists. Some even succeeded their fathers as dictators themselves (as in North Korea and Syria). Some have doubts. A few defect. All have been rocked by prison, war, exile, and the like. These men and women lead all-too-interesting lives.</p><p> </p><p>This is a presentation that was delivered as part of the 2015 Acton Lecture Series.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to our podcasts</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/author/jay-nordlinger/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">About Jay Nordlinger</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Children-Monsters-Inquiry-Daughters-Dictators/dp/1594038155" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/10/children-of-monsters-jay-nordlinger-book-dictators/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Dad Is the Devil | National Review</a> </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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