One week closer to disaster
I’ve been enjoying the snow and air of the Czech Giant Mountains for a week and a few things have changed in the meantime. The first thing that happened was…
Yes to the Ukrainian refugees. But not at the expense of poor people
There are concerns about the exploitation and abuse of Ukrainian refugees by Czech employers. Can anything be done against this? And will the arrival of Ukrainians enrich the Czech labour…
Are you racially pure? No Russian blood?
Soprano Anna Netrebko, arguably the world’s best contemporary opera singer (certainly one of the best), with whom I have been secretly in love for years (hopefully my wife will forgive…
Our government has dragged us into a US-Russian conflict
The Czechs are helping Ukrainian refugees, but they are burdened by high fuel prices. Your academic colleague, sociologist Jelínková, considers it dangerous and populist to ask in the context of…
There are no ugly men
So again I read an article about incels, i.e. men who can’t find a girl to pick up (involuntary celibate). I’m tired of their whining. Everybody’s been an incel. Or…
Thinking fast and slow about Ukraine
I’m looking through the commentary on the Russia-Ukraine war and wondering where two clear positions are gradually profiling themselves. And I wonder what determines which one one one leans towards.…