Tag Archives: Communism

CZECHOSLOVAKIA’S DIRTY, SOCIALIST PAST


The Czech Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes now has  a link to the Secret Services Archives from the Communist (1945-1990) era.  Good place to go for any interested persons to discover the dirt… …if you’re strong enough, that … Continue reading

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SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE 1948-1989 ERA IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA


Whenever I find myself at a loss, I start poring through the writings of my friend and mentor Tommy Mandl, of blessed memory.  In his opus, I always find wisdom, and experience inner peace, as if he were still with … Continue reading

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RIP, PRESIDENT HAVEL


Bad news for the world. The first post-Communist President of Czechoslovakia is no longer with us. He passed away today at the age of 75 in the company of his wife Dagmar and a nurse. This modest playwright, outspoken opponent … Continue reading

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LENIN AS HITLER’S PROFESSOR


The essential identity of Soviet and Nazi ideologies and methods still seems poorly understood.  Part of the reason, I suspect, is the meaningless distinction between totalitarian “right” and “left,” initially invented by the Moscow-ruled Comintern in the 1920s.  Totalitarians of … Continue reading

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EMINENT DOMAIN


Eminent domain (dominium eminens, or “supreme lordship” in Latin), a doctrine that allows a ruling entity/state to seize private property without consent, has always existed in organized human society.  Different societies, in different times, have exercised this right in different … Continue reading

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HOOSIER HELL


Smash of a gavel, and another piece of your freedom is gone. Hot Air reports a decision by the Indiana Supreme Court that you have no right to defend your home against any police entry, under any circumstances, ever.  The … Continue reading

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SOVIET-STYLE TP IS HERE!


Bought a few boxes of the new Marcal small steps tissues.  Having tried them upon my poor body, I must report that they feel exactly like the stuff that communist Czechoslovakia used to import from the USSR for use as … Continue reading

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