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Vaclav Havel Wrote to Make Europe Free

Asked once whether he would like to be remembered as an author or as a politician, Vaclav Havel answered that he was first and foremost a, “dramaturge who acted as a citizen and thanks to this circumstance was able to spend a part of his life in a political position.” Havel’s outlet was …

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Written by Robin Tim Weis on Sunday December 18, 2011

Belarus Dictator Popular? How Would We Know?

I recently drew attention in an article for Frum Forum to the imminent threat to the life of Andrei Sannikov, the pro-democracy opposition leader of Belarus, Europe’s last dictatorship. Robin Tim Weis’s riposte to my piece coincides with news that Sannikov has disappeared. If nothing else, …

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Written by Kapil Komireddi on Thursday November 17, 2011