Václav Havel: Myth and Reality
Václav Havel is known around the world as a revolutionary against communism. It is less well known that he had…
No time for reform. Time for saving our nation
The speech with which Eric Zemmour opened his presidential campaign is outside the usual political tradition. Although he is completely…
Populist narratives and fair debate
“Everyone – parties, activists, and citizens – must start fighting the narratives that the populists have set for us here.…
On the alliance between the rednecks and the scientists
In my public lecture this week, among other things, I talked about the challenge we face of how to combine…
Global opportunity, local decline
Another bunch of economists and managers issued a proclamation on how the Czech economy should change. When one reads the…
Catch up and overtake! Stalinist education
In the Czech Republic, what Western countries already have is in full swing. Incoming Education Minister Petr Gazdík believes that…