Outgoing Czech President Vaclav Klaus has since the (partial) transition from communist rule stood as nearly the single bright light in the former Eastern Bloc. At times a light shines from nearby Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, with whom Klaus shares much philosophically. But Klaus has been a consistent and uncompromising leader in efforts to carve out a truly new and independent era for the once-captive nations. For those of us who highly value individual liberty and subsidiarity, Klaus was an heroic counter-weight to the intolerable bore, hectoring centralizer, and darling of the international Left-elite, Vaclav Havel. The European … Continue reading Vaclav Klaus and His Enemies