A Goddess for Victims by John J. Miller on National Review / Digital

"A dozen years ago, Lev Dobriansky and Lee Edwards met with National Park Service official John Parsons to learn what it takes to build a public memorial in Washington, D.C. Parsons gave them a document that outlined a 24-step program — a long march that included congressional permission, site selection, design approval, financial commitments, and actual construction. The ordeal required the involvement of three federal panels and a D.C. neighborhood board. As if the point weren’t obvious, Parsons gave his visitors a crystal-clear warning as they headed for the door: “This is going to take longer than you think.”

Today, Dobriansky and Edwards are about to complete the 24th step: At a dedication ceremony on June 12, the Victims of Communism Memorial finally will become a reality. It intends to honor the more than 100 million people who died in a terrible ideology’s revolutions, wars, and purges — and it immediately will earn a spot on the must-see list of any conservative tourist who comes to the nation’s capital. "

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