Madison Avenue vs. Truth in Advertising

As you might expect, Madison Avenue is the well-known moniker slapped on the ad business, because so many of them hung out there before all that hopeful conglomerating during the …

Datum publikace:
20. 7. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

State Opera

In the early nineteenth century Prague was home to a substantial number of German speakers, especially among the nobility and professional classes. In the light of the Czech National Revival, …

Datum publikace:
13. 7. 2014
Autor článku:
Alex Went

The ‘Invisible Hand’ Is in Your Pocket

The Definition 1In economics, the invisible hand is the term economists use to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace. The invisible hand is a metaphor coined by the economist …

Datum publikace:
13. 7. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Statue of Nicholas Winton

Nicholas Winton’s humanitarian work in saving hundreds of Jewish children from the grim certainty of the Holocaust came to light only in 1988. But in the years since, thanks to …

Datum publikace:
6. 7. 2014
Autor článku:
Alex Went

The Other Kyjov/Gaya

After Kyjov we walked arm in arm? Damn, damn, what were people saying? (R. Jičín, Beneath the Sun of Ludibrionism) “But how are we to come to terms with a …

Datum publikace:
4. 7. 2014
Autor článku:
David Bartoň

From Free Market Capitalism to Growth Capitalism

This is important and one of the major reasons following an unsustainable model got us in such economic trouble. Having said that, there are lots of shades of gray when …

Datum publikace:
30. 6. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

The Sports Metaphor

“The future ain’t what it used to be.” Yogi Berra Mysteries: Today’s Too-Big-to-Fail Mentality The Federal Reserve announced in March 2009 that it was poised to inject $1.2 trillion (whatever …

Datum publikace:
22. 6. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Complaint #214 and 215

The Czechs speak of themselves as ‘complainers’ and, after living here for over 21 years, I’m coming around to their attitudes. Why not complain a bit, it’s cleansing for the …

Datum publikace:
9. 6. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Borůvky

Strýc František stál na apelplacu v Těšíně.Ich schwöre bei Gott diesen heiligen Eid, ozývalo se z ampliónů pod šedivým nebem a stejně ponurý dav ve svátečních uniformách Wehrmachtu přísahal:Ich schwöre… …

Datum publikace:
8. 6. 2014
Autor článku:
Zdislav Wegner

There Is No Sum

Zero Sum Game The phrase ‘zero sum game’ is bandied about a good deal these days. In game theory, a zero sum game is one where all the winnings and …

Datum publikace:
18. 5. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Prague Microfestival 2014

The sixth issue of Prague Microfestival will take place from Sunday 11 May to Wednesday 14 May in the Student club Celetná, Celetná 20, right in the centre of Prague …

Datum publikace:
9. 5. 2014
Autor článku:
Prague Microfestival

Cairo

It was gridlock across the island all points south-east of Port Authority. Osborne’s feet ached with the cold. Blackouts had put the south-bound subway off limits. There were crowds blocking …

Datum publikace:
28. 4. 2014
Autor článku:
Louis Armand

The Parts Are Greater than the Sum

Say What? You didn’t misread that. I know, we’ve always been taught that the sum is greater than the parts. The United States of America is greater than Alabama, Wyoming …

Datum publikace:
13. 4. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Conned by Neocons on my way to writing an article

Earlier this month, I wrote an article titled Are We Hearing Echoes of Germany’s 1936 Olympics and Neville Chamberlain’s ‘Peace in our Time?’ I regret having written it and admit …

Datum publikace:
2. 4. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Chop Shop Theory

1“A chop shop is a slang phrase for an illegal location or business which disassembles stolen automobiles for the purpose of selling them as parts. It may also be used …

Datum publikace:
30. 3. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

The Death-Spiral of the Obama Presidency

So I’m telling an old story by now, but old stories are sometimes the most valuable to look back upon. This president came to office on a tide of commitment, …

Datum publikace:
20. 3. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Man as a Body Present in Space

The Prague House of Photography in Revoluční Street has finally been opened as part of Prague City Gallery after a decade of waiting. It comes to the Prague gallery scene …

Datum publikace:
16. 3. 2014
Autor článku:
Pavlína Josisová

Echoes of “Peace in our Time?”

Perhaps so, as we watch Vladimir Putin move into Ukraine militarily on a similar time frame. Hitler showcased his newer, brighter, more modern and friendly Germany in the 1936 Olympics, …

Datum publikace:
6. 3. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman

Austerity. Who Needs It?

Hard times have come to Europe and certainly to the Czech Republic, where January saw record unemployment. Perhaps irrationally, at the same time two Amazon mega-distribution centers that would have …

Datum publikace:
24. 2. 2014
Autor článku:
Jim Freeman