A Czech Clock's Forgotten Pasts
The Olomouc clock's changing design reflects history's victors and their legacies.
Czech Republic
Milan Kundera's Eternal Feud With Václav Havel
In clashing bitterly over how an individual should best confront government evil, the two most famous Czech anti-communists unwittingly demonstrated how totalitarianism mangles human lives.
The Anarchic Interlude
In 1990s Prague, wonderful things happened in the chaotic space between the end of communism and the rise of its replacement.
RIP Miloš Forman, a True Hollywood Anti-Authoritarian
From One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to Black Peter, the Czech-born Oscar-winner championed eccentric individuals and artists over small-minded bureaucrats and a stifling state.
Czech Police Say They Found Weapons in Residence of Palestinian Ambassador, Killed in Explosion on New Year's Day
Police won't say what weapons they found, only that they were unregistered, blast may have been cause by mishandling explosive securing safe
Czechs Struggle to Access Legalized Medical Marijuana
Red tape and regulation can make a mockery of legalization
Czech Parliament Votes to Dissolve
New elections could give country's Communist Party some power
Police Raid Czech Republic Government Offices
Top opposition party demands prime minister step down
Former PM Milos Zeman Wins First Ever Direct Election of Czech President
Hard drinking chain smoker supports deeper integration of the EU
Czech President Pardons Up to One in Three Prisoners on His Way out of Office
Compare to our president, who's largely used his pardon power trivially
Vaclav Klaus Refuses to Sign Rescue Fund Addendum to Lisbon Treaty
The Czech Republic is the last country in the E.U. yet to give a green light to the European Stability Mechanism
Czech Protesters Oppose Budget Cuts, Pension Reform
The magic pot of money in the basement should keep things chugging along, instead
Pirate Candidate Wins Senate Seat in Czech Republic
Libor Michálek won Prague 2 and 3 district
Czech Firms Find Hungary a Haven from Taxes
Hungarian officials apparently steal less than the Czech government
