PinnedKieran D WilliamsMoscow, August 1991Here are some pictures I took during the failed coup in Moscow in 1991. I have not been back since then, but I found some of the locations…Aug 14, 20191Aug 14, 20191
Kieran D WilliamsParliamentary America by Maxwell L. Stearns: a friendly critical reviewIt is often said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. It could also be said that it is easier to…Mar 101Mar 101
Kieran D WilliamsWhat is wrong globally with domestic politics, and could the UN Pact for the Future help?Thoughts prepared for the 2024 Global Citizen Forum at Drake UniversityFeb 17Feb 17
Kieran D WilliamsThe Czech legislature’s secret session on the breakup of CzechoslovakiaIn May 1991, the Czech National Council went into closed session to hear a report from the prime minister on contingency planning for the…Jun 18, 2022Jun 18, 2022
Kieran D WilliamsFirst impressions and mixed feelings about Pl. ÚS 44/17Judicial review of the electoral process is always a fraught thing. Depending on the outcome of a case, it will be welcomed by some as…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
Kieran D WilliamsVáclav Havel’s “Letters to Olga” as a covid companionWhy prison letters from 40 years ago are timely now.Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020
Kieran D WilliamsMy Sweet Little Village ElectionAt what point might the publicity that comes with holding office amount to undue influence at the next election?Apr 28, 2019Apr 28, 2019
Kieran D WilliamsCzech gun rights, the EU, and the spectre of a year ending in eightIn 2017, gun rights became a hot-button issue in Czech politics. It did so in response to moves by the European Union, but it was also an…Dec 26, 2017Dec 26, 2017
Kieran D WilliamsVáclav Havel’s “Leaving” and the Toxic Aging Narcissist in a Baseball HatTen years ago, Václav Havel published his final play, Odcházení (“Leaving” or “Exiting”). When I first read it, I was disappointed. I came…Dec 7, 2017Dec 7, 2017
Kieran D WilliamsVáclav Havel’s Word to the Class of 2017Hillary Clinton quoted the Czech writer and statesman Václav Havel in her commencement speech at Wellesley on May 26. But if he were alive…Jun 3, 2017Jun 3, 2017