List of author's articles, page 2
Slovakia is busy building cycle paths. Why?
To make urban cycling work, the attitudes of drivers, planners and politicians need to change.
Why do Slovaks sell their votes so cheaply?
Perhaps they're just used to being short-changed.
Big white liars
Some people still believe everything they read on the internet.
Could the rise of the machines mean the return of Cicero?
Or will high-tech plagiarism spell the end of humankind?
Why Slovaks love to accumulate letters before and after their names
It is not unusual to find people brandishing combinations of three, four, five or even more titles.
The Foreigners’ Police unlearns English
Over the decades, this Slovak institution has proved both durable and obdurate.
As Britain farewells Queen Elizabeth, its curious character is on full display
Democracy has its limits.
Why would you hate President Čaputová?
Ukraine war derangement syndrome continues to ravage some in the intellectual classes.
Seven stages of buying a flat in Slovakia
The Slovak property market is like a swimming pool full of confused sharks.
In Slovak academia, it doesn’t pay to be proved right
What supervising an undergraduate thesis taught me about how the system works (or doesn’t).
Ukrainians are fighting for us in more ways than we realise
Our neighbours continued to suffer while we enjoyed the Easter holiday. What has Slovakia learned?
The real work of “denazification” lies ahead
The world’s largest country is in the grip of a cult.
Reality bites in central Europe
Like it or not, Trump had a point about countries like Slovakia.
There goes the neighbourhood
The parallels between Russia’s approach to Ukraine and Hitler’s to Czechoslovakia in 1938 are uncanny.
Not all the losses inflicted by the pandemic can be tabulated
There is no moral to this tale, other than to cherish those you love.
A day in the life of the Slovak internet
Our capacity for indignation – or compassion – seems exhausted just when we need it most.
Slovakia has its own 'tinfoil hat' punchline
Should we pity or fear those who see the world through the distorting lens of the conspiracy media?
What is it with Slovakia and general prosecutors?
After a deceptively serene transition last year, the heartbreak has resumed.
Who would have thought flying could be made any more miserable
The coronavirus, like the 9/11 hijackers, has excelled its forerunners in sheer deviousness.
The wrong way to put things right
Overturning not-guilty verdicts, especially in cases as emotive as the Kuciak murder trial, is a very bad idea.
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- What abides: Giving a shit
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
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- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
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- Parts of Bratislava to witness significant development in near future
- Last Week: And then they came for the NGOs
- Slovakia brings back border checks with Hungary and Austria starting April 8
- News digest: Crisis, what crisis? Culture minister's empty limousine tours Europe
- Don’t be afraid to use cash, say entrepreneurs as transaction tax begins
- Štítnik resumes hand-crafting Christmas ornaments after 25 years
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