How the market economy changed lives: East Europeans assess 30 years of freedom.
Freedom Reborn: Witnessing German Reunification
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The fall of the Berlin Wall signaled a rebirth of freedom, liberating millions who had been trapped for two generations on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain.
Thirty Years After the Wall Fell: Part 2 — Central Europe
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How the market economy changed lives: East Europeans assess 30 years of freedom.
Thirty Years After the Wall Fell: Part 1 — The Baltics and Kaliningrad
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How the market economy changed lives: East Europeans assess 30 years of freedom.
Two Chinas: Hong Kong and Shanghai
The people of Hong Kong are fighting a very courageous battle against very long odds. Meanwhile, people in Shanghai live well under a Faustian bargain with the CCP.
UK: Amidst Chaos, Keeping Calm
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Another Edward R. Murrow moment? Letter from a relaxed England as October Brexit approaches.
Nevada Gigafactory Critical to Tesla’s Future
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The Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada, soon to be the world’s biggest building, is a huge roll of the dice for Elon Musk.
Tomas Masaryk and Czechoslovakian Independence, 100 Years Ago
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Few people are aware that Czechoslovak independence was declared in the United States, in Philadelphia on October 26, 1918.
Tomas Masaryk: The Background
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The story of the man who worked tirelessly for Czech and Slovak autonomy.
Letter from Serbia: The EU and the Western Balkans
In less than half a century, Serbia morphed from hero to villain. And the country remains an outcast, the stench of Milosevic still in the air.