https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2009/05/02/happy-birthday-pete-my-final-words-on-seeger/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:13:32 -0400<![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m sure there are more constructive things he could do with his life.&#8221; So said Pete Seeger, who was criticizing me for making a career out of &#8220;exposing the crimes of Soviet communism.&#8221;  Even if it was so- and it isn&#8217;t-  I would respond that it&#8217;s far better to have engaged in that effort than for more than fifty years serving as an apologist for one of the most criminal regimes in the 20th Century. Evidently, by Seeger&#8217;s logic, I am the one who should apologize, while he is given a green light to simply brush his own amnesia off.]]>Sat, 02 May 2009 07:57:19 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2009/05/02/happy-birthday-pete-my-final-words-on-seeger-n182839