https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2010/09/12/an-american-communist-dies/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 03:00:07 -0400<![CDATA[Every time an American Communist or leftist dies, you can count on one thing: the New York Times will run a major obituary, and it will be misleading, incomplete, or very favorable to their life and record. The latest example of the paper’s favoritism to deceased men of the far Left is Saturday&#8217;s obituary of Irwin Silber, the first editor of the folk music magazine Sing Out! and a secret rather than open member of the Communist Party, U.S.A. I happen to know a great deal about Silber. My very first published article appeared in that magazine in 1955, and through the years, I had many run-ins with him and could have shed a great light on what he thought and believed.]]>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:45:56 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2010/09/12/an-american-communist-dies-n183410