Benjamin Cunningham
Benjamin Cunningham

Benjamin Cunningham is a writer, journalist and PhD candidate at the University of Barcelona. He was formerly editor-in-chief of The Prague Post, a senior editor with The Slovak Spectator and a Prague-based correspondent for The Economist. His book “The Liar” will be published by Public Affairs in 2022.

List of author's articles, page 3

Nationwide coronavirus testing in Bratislava, October 31, 2020. City buses were used as testing sites too.

Why so sad, why so mad?

What music you should listen to while waiting for your next COVID test results.

Trump’s final reality show

The results feel closer than they are.

US Presidential debate.

How about reforming the way we run elections?

More information could be a good thing for democracy.

Smer MP Juraj Blanár (l) speaking to the assembly hall. PM Igor Matovič in the background.

There is no option that speaks well of Matovič’s character

In 2020, plagiarism is a bigger deal than it ever was, because ideas are worth more than money.

In the COVID-19 race, the uncertainty is just as stressful as the run

A quantum mechanics principle provides a good summary of 2020 so far.

Brexit: Enough is enough

I find myself in the strange position of agreeing with Boris Johnson.

George Floyd murder: A collision of four crises

Donald Trump's response is — yet another — reminder of how very bad he is at his job.

Robert Fico gave a press conference in late May without a mask on his face, which is against the measures.

What Robert Fico is saying when he refuses to wear a mask

Doesn’t this tell us a lot about who he was all along?

Illustrative stock photo

Austrian chancellor sees summer tourism as a zero-sum game

Perhaps not wealthy enough for his liking, Kurz declined to invite his so-called “safe” neighbours in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

The photograph of Girl Scout Lucie Myslíková, aged 16, confronting an extremist was taken in the Czech city of Brno, during the May 1 protest called Those Who Play Do Not Salute the Nazi Way. The participants tried to block a neo-Nazi march, in a light-hearted way.

This may be the collapse of nationalism

The distance between people living in the same countries has increased.

Outdoor terraces in Košice.

This is not a war

The anniversary of the end of World War II is an appropriate time for perspective.

What are we willing to give up our privacy for?

Google knows whether you are obeying social distancing guidelines, whether you visited a place where there is a coronavirus outbreak, who you were there with — when — and where you went afterwards.

Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro.

As COVID-19 cases increase, so does displaced blame

Political leaders can only resort to the blame game a limited number of times.

We are suited to thrive in difficult circumstances

Shared hardship is often, counterintuitively, good for mental health.

Joe Biden

Could Biden harness enough anti-Trump energy?

Look no further than the latest Slovak elections for signs of weak support for liberals and centrists.

Other than both being women, Warren and Klobuchar have little in common.

Indecision ends up a decision of its own

If reasonable people are unwilling to make choices, the Mussolinis, Trumps, Le Pens or Kotlebas of the world sure seem willing to do it for us.

We protect Slovakia. Smer's 2016 election campaign.
Robert Fico will step down after the summer.

Predictions for 2020: Brexit still means Brexit and Smer wins elections

Who will be the prime minister and who the court jester?

The UK is like a flatmate who promised to move out, but just never leaves. In the meantime, they keep stealing beer from the refrigerator while complaining about how it tastes.

This is not even the end of the beginning

Somehow Boris Johnson sold himself as the least tiresome.

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