Tag Archives: freedom

OKAY, GURU OBAMA, NOW I HAVE TRUE UNDERSTANDING!

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

In the summer of 1965, my parents made the potentially life-stopping decision to escape from what was then the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (CSSR), to give themselves and their progeny (including moi), a chance for a life in freedom and dignity.  … Continue reading →

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SOME THOUGHTS ON FREEDOM

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

BRUCE’S ADDRESS TO HIS ARMY AT BANNOCKBURN Robert Burns Scots, wha hae wi’ Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led; Welcome to your gory bed, Or to Victory! Now’s the day, and now’s the hour; See the front of … Continue reading →

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WEIGHTY WHAT-IFS FOR MEMORIAL DAY

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Judge Napolitano asks some pretty pertinent questions (h/t JWR), to be thought about seriously this Memorial Day. However, under the Obama regime, such questions needed – and need – to be asked seriously every day because, under his “rule” (a … Continue reading →

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SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE 1948-1989 ERA IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

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

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

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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THE JOYS OF LIVING IN A SOCIALIST SOCIETY

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

On September 11 (!) 1951, a Czechoslovak train engineer with several other accomplices managed to “kidnap” his whole train to West Germany – and freedom.  The three chief co-conspirators were Jaroslav Konvalinka, the engineer, Jaroslav Švec, a dentist from Karlovy … Continue reading →

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IN MEMORY OF D-DAY – AND OF DAD

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

My father didn’t land on the beaches of Normandy with the Western Allies.  In fact, on June 6, 1944, he was in Auschwitz-Birkenau where had been transported from the Munkács (Mukachevo) ghetto the previous month and was the only one … Continue reading →

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DANGEROUS IDEAS IN OBAMA TIMES

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Lovely bumper stickers.

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THE ESCAPE, PART 11

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

FREEDOM AT LAST That evening, Dad instructed me in the fine art of pretending that I had appendicitis.  I had to learn how doctors probe for it, when I’m supposed to yelp with pain, where pain starts and where it … Continue reading →

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THE ESCAPE, PART 10

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

BELGRADE AND THE ADRIATIC COAST Belgrade was a complete disappointment.  Dad visited the Greek, Turkish and Israeli embassies, where people empathized but could do nothing to help. To say that we were disappointed and discouraged is to understate the thing … Continue reading →

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