In March 1958, weeks after issuing his Sixty Points on Working Methods in Nanning, Mao gathered Party leaders at Chengtu. If Nanning warned against bureaucratic drift in the wake of victory, Chengtu waged ideological war against dogmatism, empty boasting, and the paralysis of thought. Here Mao demanded investigation over imitation, mass critique over silence, and... Continue Reading →
Che’s Other Farewell: Revolutionary Clarity in a Time of Transition
Weaponized Statesman Series | Che Guevara to Fidel Castro, Havana 1965Written in the crucible of revolutionary governance, Che Guevara’s March 1965 farewell letter to Fidel Castro is not a sentimental departure—it is a political intervention. In it, Che offers a piercing critique of Cuba’s early socialist development, grapples openly with the contradictions of economic planning... Continue Reading →