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…8 min read·Aug 14, 2019--1--1
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…16 min read·Mar 10, 2024--1--1
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 University8 min read·Feb 17, 2024----
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…10 min read·Jun 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…9 min read·Feb 19, 2021----
Kieran D WilliamsVáclav Havel’s “Letters to Olga” as a covid companionWhy prison letters from 40 years ago are timely now.9 min read·Dec 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?12 min read·Apr 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…15 min read·Dec 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…9 min read·Dec 7, 2017----