The end of Boris
The inglorious end of Boris Johnson’s political career should be a lesson for all those who shout “we want to leave the EU but we want to keep the single…
Jan Keller: When the elite can’t even make promises
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…
Cursed economic theory
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…
It’s like Vietnam
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…
To our Christian roots
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…
As under Nazi rule
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…