Humanity has evolved not in the progressive sense but rather it has changed; whether the change is positive or negative is yet to be seen. However much like a child …
The Grand Comfort zone
9. 6. 2013
Our weekly English-language bulletin featuring our pick from European print and one of our top articles from our weekly Přítomnost.
Humanity has evolved not in the progressive sense but rather it has changed; whether the change is positive or negative is yet to be seen. However much like a child …
Independent evaluators rank the Czech Republic among the feeblest of education’s funders. Beneath every European Union country save two—Slovakia and Liechtenstein—the Czech Republic allocates a paltry 4.1 percent of its …
Milos Zeman is the new president of the Czech Republic, and about sixty-six percent of Prague voters and an even larger proportion of young voters are pissed. Zeman represents to …
The new president Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic can already be seen to desire to guide the young democracy in a new direction from his two predecessors. He has …
This story was published as a part of the Only fools die of heartbreak collection by Equus Press. Ollie Tolliver and his crew came into town. He and Kelli and …
This story was published as a part of the Only fools die of heartbreak collection by Equus Press. We were quiet a few seconds, then Dee said, “My sister and …
This story was published as a part of the Only fools die of heartbreak collection by Equus Press. “See that bar over there?” said Kirby. “We live in the apartment …
This story was published as a part of the Only fools die of heartbreak collection by Equus Press. They were serving 50-Kc beers, which was better than the place that …
They call themselves a government of budget responsibility. Entertaining. However, they will at best be remembered as a government of play-acting. Play-acting a tragicomedy or is it rather a farce? …
Public opinion research is generally discredited in the Czech Republic. Many people suspect that it manipulates rather than monitors public opinion. In most cases the ones harboring such suspicions were …
This story was published as a part of the Only fools die of heartbreak collection by Equus Press. I had come out of the movie, trammed home through the crowds …
This story was published as a part of the Only fools die of heartbreak collection by Equus Press. A sloppy golden mutt lays next to the chair, a yellow paw …
As soon as Milos Zeman was elected as the President of the Czech Republic by a clear majority, many began to look forward to his allegedly low chances to be …
Andrey Yeroffev, an ex-curator of the Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow, arranged the Pussy Riot exhibition on Prague´s MeetFactory Gallery. Let´s see some pictures from the vernissage.
Two well known advocates of European integration, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and Jacques Delors were answering the questions concerning Europe of a thousand of students who attended the meeting. The meeting …
The first direct presidential elections in the history of the Czech Republic, wherein the president is elected by popular vote, were scheduled to be held this January. The candidates, eleven …
Part III addressed how and why US and European political culture and philosophy diverge; federalism and other constitutional challenges they each confront; how words and deeds on liberty and justice …
While attending an American boarding school three years ago, 20 year-old Czech university student Krystyna Čermáková was confronted with American perceptions of the Czech Republic for the first time. Some …
Part II examined the significance of the ECHR’s Masri ruling within the broader contours of Western constitutional jurisprudence, critically examined the words vs. the deeds of the Obama administration on …