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Havel, Unfinished Revolution by David Gilbreath Barton, University of Pittsburgh Press

NewsHavel, Unfinished Revolution by David Gilbreath Barton, University of Pittsburgh PressVHLFMay 21, 2020Havel, Unfinished Revolution, is the most recent biography of Vaclav Havel, published last month by University of Pittsburgh Press. The biography is the result of some seven years of research and attempts to understand Havel’s legacy in light of the current crises in democratic societies. David Barton states: “I myself …Read more...

The Havel Spirit, and Its Enemies

Havel in the MediaThe Havel Spirit, and Its EnemiesVHLFMay 21, 2020Source: National Review / www.nationalreview.com / By Jay Nordlinger / The subject of Taiwan is ever interesting, for many reasons, and it is terribly interesting now. Today on the homepage, we have a piece headed “Taiwan: Pariah and Poster Child.” Its subheading is, “An island in the pandemic.” See what …Read more...

Czech Senate President may visit Taiwan after all: Think tank director

Havel in the MediaCzech Senate President may visit Taiwan after all: Think tank directorVHLFMay 16, 2020Source: Taiwan News / www.taiwannews.com.tw / By Kelvin Chen / Sinopsis director critical of Chinese influence, predicts trend of pro-Taiwan policies TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — In the wake of the sudden death of Czech Senate President Jaroslav Kubera, his replacement Milos Vystrcil may schedule a trip to Taiwan, triggering concerns …Read more...

A Catastrophe of Exclusion and Obscene Inequality

Havel in the MediaA Catastrophe of Exclusion and Obscene InequalityVHLFMay 15, 2020Source: The Citizen / www.thecitizen.in / By Ash Narain Roy / Is India becoming a country without citizens? Socrates was born in Athens but he considered himself “a citizen of the cosmos”. H.G.Wells believed borders eventually disappear, and geopolitical gurus have proclaimed the “end of geography”. The protagonists of globalisation …Read more...

In the name of the communist ideal

Havel in the MediaIn the name of the communist idealVHLFMay 15, 2020Source: Le Monde diplomatique / www.mondediplo.com / By Catherine Samary / One of the received ideas that became a ‘truth’ after the fall of the Berlin Wall was that the Soviet bloc’s populations cursed communism, yet obeyed it slavishly. In fact, many social movements within the Eastern bloc had long …Read more...

A Chinese lawyer criticized the regime’s handling of the pandemic. Then he disappeared.

Havel in the MediaA Chinese lawyer criticized the regime’s handling of the pandemic. Then he disappeared.VHLFMay 15, 2020Source: The Washington Post / www.washingtonpost.com / By Editorial Board / BY NOW, it’s well known that people in China who speak up about the covid-19 epidemic are risking online harassment, arrest or worse from Communist authorities. According to the China Digital Times, between Jan. 1 and April 4, 484 …Read more...

The Irish Times view on Government formation: the Greens should take their chance

Havel in the MediaThe Irish Times view on Government formation: the Greens should take their chanceVHLFMay 3, 2020Source: The Irish Times / www.irishtimes.com / The Irish Times View / Politics, we are told, is the art of the possible. But it is also, Vaclav Havel said, the art of the impossible – of making the world a better place The Green Party is in the midst of …Read more...

Are We Becoming Eastern Europe Circa 1980?

Havel in the MediaAre We Becoming Eastern Europe Circa 1980?VHLFApril 26, 2020Source: Slate / https://slate.com/ By Emily Gioielli and Leslie Waters / Lessons from the fall of the Eastern Bloc. Weeks into the coronavirus lockdown, Americans are becoming more and more accustomed to shortages we never would have imagined in the recent past. On Wednesday, another of the largest pork processing …Read more...

The European Mayor Who Doesn’t Want China’s Help With Virus

Havel in the MediaThe European Mayor Who Doesn’t Want China’s Help With VirusVHLFApril 3, 2020Source: Yahoo news – Bloomberg / www.news.yahoo.com / By Karen Leigh and Lenka Ponikelska / (Bloomberg) — Since becoming mayor of Prague more than two years ago, Zdenek Hrib has repeatedly irked China by meeting dissidents, criticizing its treatment of ethnic minorities and promoting ties with Taiwan. Now, the 38-year-old …Read more...

Testament of our Revolution What we can learn today from the Czechoslovak Experience of 1977

Havel ConversationsTestament of our Revolution What we can learn today from the Czechoslovak Experience of 1977VHLFMarch 17, 2020Source: Public Seminar / https://publicseminar.org / By Martin Palous / Martin Palous was one of the founding members of Charter 77, a broad civic movement that emerged in response to, among other things, the patent failure of the Czecholsovak Communist regime to live up to its international legal obligation to guarantee human …Read more...

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