Conservatives, Jung and Burke
Another meeting of opposition-minded people took place not far from Prague. It was well organised, very socially pleasant and somewhat flat in its ideas. The kind of event where the…
Time to face reality
When asked by a journalist what I said about the fact that an American foundation is spending money to change the content of civic education in Czech schools: “Of course,…
On noble parasitism
At the annual Czech sociology conference held this week, the program committee included my paper in the main part of the opening day. I gave a talk on “Income Poverty…
On countries supporting terrorism
A friend sent me a petition to sign in defense of Cuba. Cuba has been listed as a state sponsor of terrorism and they say that this is seriously damaging…
Pure violence
Do the people of the Czech Republic consider the current regime better than the communist one? Back in 2019, state pollsters managed to fiddle with the numbers so that the…
The general’s wife
Some say dishonesty is the worst. I disagree. When someone is putting on a front, they’re showing that the other person is important to them. It’s worse when it gets…