It is part of the basic political alphabet that before elections people should be promised prosperity. Different parties on the political spectrum may (indeed, must) differ in their prescriptions for…
I invited former Czech President Václav Klaus to the launch of my new book. He apologized that he had another program for the same evening. I mention this to show…
That’s what everybody knows. The Americans have long claimed to be training Ukrainian soldiers. Two days ago, however, the New York Times reported that the “training” is taking place on…
In the Czech Republic today we celebrate the arrival of Christianity in 867. A few neopagans may be grumbling, but basically they are probably happy too. Our roots and our…
The war for subsistence and domestic production continues. Under a new EU directive, you must register every hen you keep at home. I’m not saying that there are already other…
Disparaging labels are used by every regime. Even democratic regimes do so. But notice how vague the labels used by the current oligarchic regimes in Europe are. No one can…
