Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and His Daring Quest for a Free Cuba (Guest: David E. Hoffman)
Download MP3In Episode 103 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David E. Hoffman, author of “Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba.”
Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David E. Hoffman, contributing editor and member of the editorial board of The Washington Post, to discuss his new book, Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and his Daring Quest for a Free Cuba. They chat about how democracy for Cuba became Payá’s life work, the remarkable achievement of the Varela Project, and whether Payá’s death really was an accident or if Castro’s regime had a part in it.
Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Give-Me-Liberty/David-E-Hoffman/9781982191191
Show Notes:
National Endowment for Democracy: “Give Me Liberty: Examining the Legacy of Oswaldo Payá” (VIDEO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4o7VLXI84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4o7VLXI84
Times Literary Supplement: Anthony DePalma – “‘We are not afraid’”
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/give-me-liberty-david-e-hoffman-book-review-anthony-depalma/
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/give-me-liberty-david-e-hoffman-book-review-anthony-depalma/
Washington Free Beacon: Flagg Taylor – “The Courage to Counter Castro”
https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-courage-to-counter-castro/
https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-courage-to-counter-castro/
The Washington Post: Vanessa Garcia – “The Legacy for which this Cuban dissident fought is still unfolding”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/01/legacy-which-this-cuban-dissident-fought-is-still-unfolding/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/01/legacy-which-this-cuban-dissident-fought-is-still-unfolding/
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Ill Literacy, the newest podcast from The Heartland Institute, is helmed by Tim Benson, Senior Policy Analyst for Heartland’s Government Relations team. Benson brings on authors of new book releases on topics including politics, culture, and history on the Ill Literacy podcast. Every episode offers listeners the author’s unique analysis of their own book release. Discussions often shift into debate between authors and Benson when ideological differences arise, creating unique commentary that can’t be found anywhere else.
