Erik BestNew Year’s commandmentsI am the Covid Lord thy God, and thou shalt have no other gods before me.Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
Erik BestThe message from KunduzFor the first time in history, one Nobel Peace Prize winner (Barack Obama -2009) bombed another Nobel Peace Prize winner (Doctors without…Oct 25, 2015Oct 25, 2015
Erik BestAs goes France, so goes EuropeIn the spirit of the satire of Charlie Hebdo, let me start by saying that since Czech President Milos Zeman visited Paris in Sept., France…Jan 18, 2015Jan 18, 2015
Erik BestNot even the U.S. can torture anymoreIt wasn't until last year that torture became such a hot topic that it could be the subject of a hit Hollywood movie. Yet before there was…Dec 12, 2014Dec 12, 2014
Erik BestBetter off redTwenty-five years after the Velvet Revolution of Nov. 17, 1989, American pop music is simply brimming with references to the monumental…Dec 8, 2014Dec 8, 2014
Erik BestInsider’s guide to remotely piloted aircraftAfter the first four Czech soldiers were killed recently in Afghanistan, Czech defense officials and experts stated repeatedly that they…Nov 30, 2014Nov 30, 2014
Erik BestWhere has all the velvet gone?History is often revised over time, usually to the detriment of the truth. As Winston Churchill famously said, history is written by the…Nov 14, 2014Nov 14, 2014
Erik BestSpies get a bad rapMarkus Wolf of East Germany’s Stasi wrote in his autobiography that he, like everyone else in his country, learned of the building of the…Nov 10, 2014Nov 10, 2014
Erik BestThe tyrant within usNo one will confuse the new TV show “Tyrant” with great television. It’s nowhere near the quality of “The Honourable Woman” or “House of…Oct 25, 2014Oct 25, 2014
Erik BestThe Czech president’s message of Chinese democracyThe Chinese stand on ceremony. In his 2011 book about the country, Henry Kissinger wrote that, “Chinese statesmen historically have…Oct 16, 2014Oct 16, 2014