On the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
The anniversary of 17 November is doubly embarrassing. Firstly, because we are celebrating the events of 1939, when many young Czech men were killed during protests against the German occupation.…
Hungary, Orbán and the people
The European press is full of comments about Viktor Orbán introducing this or that measure, about other European governments disagreeing with it, and about how terrible it is. Somehow, the…
On the causes of Biden’s semi-victory
The expected hurricane that was supposed to blow away the Biden Democrats somehow didn’t happen. The party of the demented president achieved the best governing party result in a midterm…
Of the wealth of nations without illusions
Czech sociologist Jan Keller published a very interesting analytical article. It begins with the logical question of how it is possible that the standard of living of the majority of…
The Great October Twitter Revolution
Is Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter a shot from the Aurora? Maybe. In any case, it marks a comparable change to the election of Donald Trump. A huge medium is…
If they truly loved Ukraine…
During my discussion with Lenka Prochazkova, I pointed out that the West is doing exactly what is worst for the Ukrainian nation. If someone wants to kill as many Ukrainians…