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Politics » World Affairs | By Paul M. Jerard Jr. @ Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 8:32 PM

Remember when the Berlin wall came down, and some of us had hoped for world peace? One by one, former Soviet Block countries became democracies and we all hoped for the best. The concept of democracy is difficult for anyone who has not lived in a free society. Therefore, this is the reason for a “learning curve” in the upstart democracies of Eastern Europe and some of the former Soviet republics. In the United States, we hoped for an end to nuclear proliferation and a chance to make n... more...

Politics » World Affairs | By Josef Grgas @

Symbolic t-shirts offer a simple way to make a statement with maximum impact. As the saying goes, “a picture tells a thousand words” and these days there are far more than a thousand different t-shirts emblazoned with iconographic art that can help you say it. One classic t shirt that appears to be making a comeback is that of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Argentinean revolutionary and right hand man of Fidel Castro. He has been a poster boy for the radical left for the last 50 years and he’s now more ... more...

Politics » World Affairs | By Josef Grgas @

It’s been nearly 20 years since the first publication of “Disturbing the Peace”, Karel Hvizdala’s transcription of written correspondence with Vaclav Havel from 1985-86. With Havel recently announcing that he has commenced work on an autobiography, it’s an interesting exercise to view how Havel represents himself, his work and his politics before the tumultuous events of the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Quite a lot of political water has passed under the Charles Bridge in Prague during... more...