An interview with Miroslav Balaštík and Petr Fiala. About childhood, where memories of the First Republic linger and lunch was served precisely at noon. About when a person comes of age and at what cost. About a forbidden student magazine and a university both superficial and underground. About why there is nothing good about communism and normalization, but Husák is more interesting than Dubček. About the freedom gained in November 1989 and gradually lost, and what Václav Havel and Václav Klaus brought and took away. About how the Nagyová case signifies the end of an era and the state of the ODS. About the unfreedom into which we are voluntarily plunging, and why it is necessary to prepare for war if we want to preserve peace. About how Brexit is an opportunity and Trump may be a hope. And that politics makes sense if one remains true to oneself.
